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Gold Necklace Featuring a Silver Coin of Alexander the Great - FJ.5228
Origin: Mediterranean
Circa: 336
BC
to 323
BC
Collection: Jewelry
Style: Greek Coin Necklaces
Medium: Silver and Diamond
Additional Information: SOLD / The coin was found in Jerusalem, Israel.K
Location: Great Britain
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This genuine ancient silver coin of
Alexander the
Great has been mounted in a modern 18
karat
gold necklace set with 24 radiant,
fully-cut
diamonds and 6 brilliant blue
sapphires.
The character of Alexander the Great
is born
fascinating and mystifying. He was
brilliant,
ambitious, generous, cruel, logical, a
little mad
and ultimately elusive. Perhaps
considered a
god, Alexander III, king of Macedon
and later
king of Persia, was the most legendary
and
visionary leader the world has ever
known. He
was born in 356 B.C., the son of
Philip II of
Macedon and his headstrong queen,
Olympias.
While Alexander w as growing up, his
father was
bringing Greece under Macedonian
hegemony,
with the ultimate goal of destroying
the Persian
Empire. Alexander had extensive
military
training, and was tutored by
Aristotle. Relations
between his father and mother were
often
strained and born Alexander and
Olympias have
been implicated in the assassination
of Philip II
in 336 B.C. At the same time,
Alexander became
ruler of Macedon and leader of the
unified
invasion force against Persia. He led
his army
across the Hellespont in 334 B.C. And
won a
series of decisive victories which led
to the
ultimate downfall of the Persian king,
Darius III.
Alexander conquered Egypt and founded
the new
city, Alexandria, now a great capital
of antiquity.
Altogether, Alexander and his army
marched as
far east as India and created one of
the largest
unified empires ever known. At the
death of
Alexander, his kingdom was divided
among his
more ambitious followers.
- (FJ.5228)
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