SILVER DRACHM OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT IN GOLD-PLATED STERLING SILVER RING

Ca. 325 - 319 BC. A silver drachm of Alexander the Great, with the obverse depicting the head of Herakles to the right, wearing a lion skin. The reverse depicts Zeus Aetophoros seated to the left, holding an eagle in his right hand and a sceptre in his left. The coin is set in a gold-plated sterling silver ring by Apollo Brand, with an open-backed circular bezel, broad shoulders and a textured outer surface. Size: D:18.75mm / US: 8 3/4 / UK: R; Weight: 10g Provenance: London private collection; ex Austrian collection (1980s–early 1990s).

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