Alexander the Great
In 336 BC, at the age of 20, Alexander the Great became king of Macedonia. Within
eight years he and his army defeated the mighty Persians and controlled an empire
spanning from Greece to India. The victorious armies brought back to Greece enormous
amounts of silver and booty. Alexander died in 323 BC while still a young man.
Silver tetradrachmon of
Alexander (336-323 BC) depicting Herakles, his supposed ancestor.
Silver dekadrachmon of
Alexander from Babylon (c. 323 BC) made from silver bullion taken from Persian treasuries.
Silver 5-shekel piece
(326 BC) depicting Alexander in battle with an Indian rajah on an elephant.
Gold distater of
Alexander with the head of Athena (330-320 BC).
Alexander-type silver
tetradrachmon (201-190 BC). Struck by Rhodes.
Silver tetradrachmon
(220-200 BC) of Abyatha, an Arabian king, imitating Alexander's trade coinage.