AAH Alexander III BEAUTIFUL AR 4drachm
Coins and Paper Money :: Coins: Ancient :: Greek
AAH Alexander III BEAUTIFUL AR 4drachm
Ancient Auction House presents a GENUINE ANCIENT COIN OF *AAH* Alexander III BEAUTIFUL AR 4drachm *AAH* Alexander III BEAUTIFUL AR 4drachm Silver tetradrachm ALEXANDER III the Great type struck in Mesembria 175 - 125 B.C. Great coin perfectly toned. Denomination: AR tetradrachm, Obverse: Head of Herakles wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter. Legend in Greek. Monograms in the left field and beneath the chair. Muller 445 Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), king of Macedonia, conqueror of the Persian Empire, and one of the greatest military geniuses of all times. Alexander, born in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia, was the son of Philip II, king of Macedonia, and of Olympias, a princess of Epirus. Aristotle was Alexander's tutor; he gave Alexander a thorough training in rhetoric and literature and stimulated his interest in science, medicine, and philosophy. In the summer of 336 BC Philip was assassinated, and Alexander ascended to the Macedonian throne. He found himself surrounded by enemies at home and threatened by rebellion abroad. Alexander disposed quickly of all conspirators and domestic enemies by ordering their execution. Then he descended on Thessaly (Thessalia), where partisans of independence had gained ascendancy, and restored Macedonian rule. Before the end of the summer of 336 BC he had reestablished his position in Greece and was elected by a congress of states at Corinth. In 335 BC as general of the Greeks in a campaign against the Persians, originally planned by his father, he carried out a successful campaign against the defecting Thracians, penetrating to the Danube River. On his return he crushed in a single week the threatening Illyrians and then hastened to Thebes, which had revolted. He took the city by storm and razed it, sparing only the temples of the gods and the house of the Greek lyric poet Pindar, and selling the surviving inhabitants, about 8000 in number, into slavery. Alexander's promptness in crushing the revolt of Thebes brought the other Greek states into instant and abject submission. Alexander began his war against Persia in the spring of 334 BC by crossing the Hellespont (modern Dardanelles) with an army of 35,000 Macedonian and Greek troops; his chief officers, all Macedonians, included Antigonus, Ptolemy, and Seleucus. At the river Granicus, near the ancient city of Troy, he attacked an army of Persians and Greek mercenaries totaling 40,000 men. His forces defeated the enemy and, according to tradition, lost only 110 men; after this battle all the states of Asia Minor submitted to him. In passing through Phrygia he is said to have cut with his sword the Gordian knot. Continuing to advance southward, Alexander encountered the main Persian army, commanded by King Darius III, at Issus, in northeastern Syria. The size of Darius's army is unknown; the ancient tradition that it contained 500,000 men is now considered a fantastic exaggeration. The Battle of Issus, in 333, ended in a great victory for Alexander. Cut off from his base, Darius fled northward, abandoning his mother, wife, and children to Alexander, who treated them with the respect due to royalty. Tyre, a strongly fortified seaport, offered obstinate resistance, but Alexander took it by storm in 332 after a siege of seven months. Alexander captured Gaza next and then passed on into Egypt, where he was greeted as a deliverer. By these successes he secured control of the entire eastern Mediterranean coastline. Later in 332 he founded, at the mouth of the Nile River, the city of Alexandria, which later became the literary, scientific, and commercial center of the Greek world. Cyrene, the capital of the ancient North African kingdom of Cyrenaica, submitted to Alexander soon afterward, extending his dominion to Carthaginian territory. In order to complete his conquest of the remnants of the Persian Empire, which had once included part of western India, Alexander crossed the Indus River in 326 BC, and invaded the Punjab as far as the river Hyphasis (modern Beâs); at this point the Macedonians rebelled and refused to go farther. He then constructed a fleet and passed down the Indus, reaching its mouth in September 325 BC. The fleet then sailed to the Persian Gulf. With his army, he returned overland across the desert to Media. Shortages of food and water caused severe losses and hardship among his troops. Alexander spent about a year organizing his dominions and completing a survey of the Persian Gulf in preparation for further conquests. He arrived in Babylon in the spring of 323 BC. In June he contracted a fever and died. He left his empire, in his own words, “to the strongest”; this ambiguous testament resulted in dire conflicts for half a century./16.1 g. Ancient Auction House YOUR source to BUY and SELL COINS Why buy and sell coins with Ancient Auction House: 1) Real Time Market value prices. 2) Over 100,000 transactions just on eBay with over 50,000 POSITIVE FEEDBACKS. 3) One to seven ratio of repeat customers!!! 4) Most detailed descriptions of items on the market. 5) Third party authentication certifications. All coins sold by us can be sent for authentication and certification by a third party. Here are some well known and respected names in the business we recommend: David R. Sear One of the most respected authorities in the field of ancient coins. Author of over 10 catalogs and books related to ancient coins which can be seen at: David R. Sear book Index or A.C.C.S which will be issued by David R Sear. The cost for this service is $40.00 for basic certification or $50.00 for detailed certification. Any coin purchased for over $350, AAH will cover half of the certification cost. Shipping fees for this service is an additional $15.00 to and from A.C.C.S to the customer. Follow this link for detailed information: Independent Coin Grading (ICG) A Company Formed By The Industry's Top Graders Independent Coin Grading Extremely professional and speedy services of coin certifications and authentications. Follow this link for detailed information: Rasiel Suarez Avid numismatist and author of Encyclopedia of Roman Imperial Coins ( ERIC) Follow this link for detailed information: Due to numerous reports from customers regarding solicitation and second chance offers from members of eBay or individuals claiming to be affiliated with our company we would like to warn all who intend to participate in our auctions of the most common attempts of fraud: 1) At the close of an auction there are individuals who claim to represent Ancient Auction House and present to the second or third high bidder a second chance offer on coins which have already been sold, please be aware of such offers because they are not legitimate and report them to us at home@ancientauctionhouse.com or to eBay fraud prevention department. 2) If, during or after the bidding process you are contacted by anyone who discusses the authenticity of a coin or our credentials, please email us at home@ancientauctionhouse.com so we can investigate. | ||||||||||||
Home
Site map