Object Description
A pair of ancient Greek silver drachms minted during the reign of Alexander the Great, encased in an 18k gold frame. The face of each cufflink presents the coin’s obverse, which depicts the profiled head of Herakles, wearing his characteristic lion-skin headdress. The reverse, partly covered by the frame, displays the Greek god Zeus enthroned to the left, holding an eagle in his right hand and a sceptre. The Greek inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝ∆ΡΟ[Υ] is written vertically to the right of the figure of Zeus in the genitive case, which translates as, ALEXANDROY meaning ‘[the coinage] of Alexander’. To the reverse a linked cable chain connects the cufflink face to a gold bar, acting as a foot. The cufflinks are hallmarked to the reverse. Please note that the cufflink faces vary slightly in shape and size due to the individual nature of the coins.
Date: Circa 336–323 BC