Alexander the Great & Zeus Tetradrachm Coin - Short History

Alexander the Great (356 BC – 323 BC), also known as Alexander III, king of Macedon, was one of the most successful military commanders in history, conquering most of the known world before his death; he is regarded as one of the greatest military strategists and tacticians who ever lived.

The specific coin, from which this pendant has been inspired, is one of the many similar coins minted for many centuries in various mints across Alexander's vast empire. The coins of Alexander the Great proved to be the international currency for the next centuries after his death.