Alexander the Great & Athena Gold Stater Coin Pendant Jewelry

#6869 Alexander the Great & Athena Stater Pendant

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Obverse: Alexander the Great
Reverse: Athena & Nike
Date: 88-86 BC, Grade: Extra Fine
Region: Kallatis, Thrace, Northern Greece
Gold Stater Coin in 18k Gold Pendant with .15ct Diamonds
Framed Coin Size: 23mm Diameter, Weight 15g

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Description:
Alexander, depicted on this coin wearing the Horn of Ammon, was only 20 years old when he succeeded his murdered father Phillip II as king. He became one of the most successful military commanders of all time and was undefeated in battle. By the time of his death Alexander had overthrown the Persian King Darius III and conquered the entirety of this empire. In 323 BC, Alexander's own empire stretched from the Adriatic Sea to Egypt and as far east as the Indus River in India. His legacy lived on long after him ushering in centuries of Greek settlement and Hellenistic culture over distant areas. Athena, an armed warrior goddess is depicted on the reverse seated with ornamented trident and shield while holding Nike in her right hand. Athena was identified as the goddess of wisdom, peace, warfare, strategy, handicrafts and reason. She was known to be a shrewd companion of heroes including Odysseus, Jason, and Heracles. Nike the goddess of strength, speed, and victory would fly around battlefields rewarding the victors with glory and fame. The coin was hand struck under the great Greek king Mithridates VI during the 1'st Mithradatic War. As the last great Hellenistic ruler, Mithridates was brought down only after repeated wars with the Roman Republic.