PAIR OF SILVER DRACHMS OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT IN GOLD EARRINGS

Ca. 340 - 300 BC. A pair of silver drachms of Alexander the Great, each with the head of Herakles in profile to the right on the obverse, wearing the lion-skin headdress. The reverse depicts Zeus Aetophoros seated to the left, holding an eagle in his right hand and a sceptre in his left, with Greek legend and control marks in the field. Each coin is set in a hallmarked 18K gold earring, enclosed by a plain circular mount and suspended from a simple gold hoop. Size: 30-30mm x 18-18mm; Weight: 10.9g Provenance: UK private collection; London market; ex Oxford collection, 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.