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LOT 0058
Greek Gold-Foiled Alexander the Great Coin Brooch
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
1 1/4 in. (22.03 grams, 33 mm).
Comprising a tetradrachm coin of Alexander III of Macedonia depicting his profile bust right wearing a lion-skin and, to the reverse, Zeus, seated left holding an eagle; set in a surround with hinge and catch affixed to the reverse.
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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