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CRM0034 Medalion Roman Coin Alexander III The Great obverse
CRM0034 Medalion Roman Coin Alexander III The Great reverse
CRM0034 Medalion Roman Coin Alexander III The Great back and front
CRM0034 Medalion Roman Coin Alexander III The Great on hand
CRM0034 Medalion Roman Coin Alexander III The Great 5
CRM0034 Medalion Roman Coin Alexander III The Great 6
  1. CRM0034 Medalion Roman Coin Alexander III The Great obverse
  2. CRM0034 Medalion Roman Coin Alexander III The Great reverse
  3. CRM0034 Medalion Roman Coin Alexander III The Great back and front
  4. CRM0034 Medalion Roman Coin Alexander III The Great on hand
  5. CRM0034 Medalion Roman Coin Alexander III The Great 5
  6. CRM0034 Medalion Roman Coin Alexander III The Great 6

Alexander III The Great, Bronze Cast of AV Aboukir Medallion Roman Empire 200-250 AD Museum Reproduction CRM0034

35,00 €

This is a bronze replica of a AV Aboukir Medallion (4.88cm, 41.45g.) Together with Walters 59.2 and 59.3, this piece was discovered in Egypt as part of a hoard that comprised about twenty similar medallions (now dispersed among various museums), eighteen gold ingots, and six hundred gold coins issued by Roman emperors from Severus Alexander (r. 222-235 CE) to Constantius I (r. 293-306 CE). One of the medallions, now in the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon, bears an inscription that possibly reads “Olympic games of the year 274”, a date corresponding to 242-243 CE. It is possible that the medallions were intended as prizes to be given out at that event. Alternatively, they may have been issued by Emperor Caracalla (r. 198-217 CE), who is potrayed on some of them. Caracalla liked to be compared to the great king and conquerror Alexander of Macedon (ruled 336-323 BCE). Like Alexander, this Roman emperor waged war in the East, and actually died in the course of his campaign against the Parthians. This particular medallion shows Alexander the Great gazing heavenward and bearing a shield decorated with signs of the zodiac. This portrait shows him with his hair pulled back. He wears a decorated cuirass with a figure of Athena on the shoulder strap and, on the chest, a scene from the Gigantomachy (War of the Giants). The back depicts Nike wearing a chiton to right, left foot on helmet, pointing with her left hand at oval shield, which she holds with her right.

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Alexander III the Great, the King of Macedonia and conqueror of the Persian Empire is considered one of the greatest military geniuses of all times. He was inspiration for later conquerors such as Hannibal the Carthaginian, the Romans Pompey and Caesar, and Napoleon. Alexander was born in 356 BC in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia. He was son of Philip II, King of Macedonia, and Olympias, the princess of neighboring Epirus. At age 20, having come to the throne of Macedonia after his father’s death, he led the Macedonian army against the Persian king Darius and conquered the entire Persian Empire. Macedonia became to largest empire, stretching from Europe to India and for the next three centuries the Macedonians ruled most of this area, ending with Cleopatra VII in 30 BC, the last Macedonian ruler of Egypt.
DESIGN:
Obverse side
Facing cuirassed bust of Alexander wearing a diadem with round shield (only part visible) and spear on left shoulder. Head slightly turned to his left and eyes gazing upward. Hair with anastole and short whiskers visible on his left cheek. On shield, naked female bust seen from the front, holding a mantle above her head, above and circled by six stars (always two by two), the confronted heads of Helios and Selene on crescent in profile. Above, along the rim of the shield, five signs of the zodiac from left to right: aries, taurus, gemini, cancer, and leo (only back visible). On Alexanders armor, a youthful giant. On right shoulder clasp: Athena in peplos with spear to right, and aegis, plumed helmet and oval shield.
Legend:
Anepigraphic

Reverse side
Nike wearing a chiton to right, left foot on helmet, pointing with her left hand at oval shield, which she holds with her right. Shield is held by a winged Eros turned left. On the shield, male figure in loincloth turned left and woman turned right. Above both figures, two lines indicating a curtain (?) On extreme right, tropaion with double axe, four oval shields, armor with sword and coat, helmet, quiver, and two bows with one bow case each. On the ground, two sitting captives; on left, a bound man with Phrygian cap and trousers; on right female with coat, her left hand supporting her chin.
Legend:
ΒΑCΙΛΕΩC ΑΛΕΧΑΝΔΡΟΥ

A perfect choice for Numismatists, Historians, Military Veterans, Collectors.

Weight 41,45 g
Dimensions 48,8 mm

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