FRASCATIUS ANCIENTS

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A BEAUTIFUL BRONZE COIN OF ALEXANDER III THE GREAT OF MACEDONIA FROM 336 - 323 BC .

Alexander is known as 'the great' both for his military genius and his diplomatic skills in handling the various populaces of the regions he conquered.

He is further recognized for spreading Greek culture, language, and thought from Greece throughout Asia Minor, Egypt, and Mesopotamia to India and thus initiating the era of the "Hellenistic World".

Alexander was tutored by the philosopher Aristotle until the age of 16.

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THE SIZE IS 15.3 MM AND 3.29 GRAMS.

SNG Cop 1029-33

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OBVERSE – Head of Apollo right, wearing taenia

REVERSE – Horse galloping right

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Alexander the Great (356 – 323 BC) was born in the northern Greek kingdom of Macedonia in July 356 BC. His parents were Philip II, King of Macedon, and his wife Olympias. Alexander was educated by the philosopher Aristotle. Philip was assassinated in 336 BC and Alexander inherited a powerful yet volatile kingdom. He quickly dealt with his enemies at home and reasserted Macedonian power within Greece. He then set out to conquer the massive Persian Empire.

Against overwhelming odds, he led his army to victories across the Persian territories of Asia Minor, Syria and Egypt without suffering a single defeat. His greatest victory was at the Battle of Gaugamela, in what is now northern Iraq, in 331 BC. The young king of Macedonia, leader of the Greeks, overlord of Asia Minor and pharaoh of Egypt became Great King of Persia at the age of 25.

Over the next eight years in his capacity as king, commander, politician, scholar and explorer, Alexander led his army a further 11,000 miles, founding over 70 cities and creating an empire that stretched across three continents and covered around two million square miles. This was united by a common Greek language and culture, while the king himself adopted foreign customs in order to rule his millions of ethnically diverse subjects.

Alexander was acknowledged as a military genius who always led by example, although his belief in his own indestructibility meant he was often reckless with his own life and those of his soldiers. He died of a fever in Babylon in June 323 BC.

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