By Steven Battelle
Located in Soquel, CA
An authentic silver "drachm" coin from ancient Macedonia 323-317 BC minted under Alexander the Great depicts the Greek mythical hero Hercules wearing a lion skin cape. Mythologically, Hercules acquired the lion skin headdress from one of his 10 labors: wrestling and killing the Nemean lion by hand. The reverse of the coin features Zeus enthroned, holding an eagle. This type of coin circulated widely throughout the territories conquered by Alexander, and was approximately the daily wage of a Greek hoplite (Soldier) . This particular coin was minted in the Greek colony of Miletus, which is now on the shores of western Turkey. It is set in a Steven...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Classical Greek Indonesian Rings
Materials18k Gold, Silver