Portrait of Alexander the Great als Heracles.URANOPOLIS A fantastic portrait of excellent Start Price USD 0.99 Current Price USD 711.00 Time Left - Bid Count 20 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, July 20, 2008 End Time Sunday, July 27, 2008 Location Vienna See more about 'Portrait of Alexander the Great als Heracles.URANOPOLIS' Description                                       A fantastic portrait of excellent Hellenistic style !                                          Alexander the Great, 336–323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.3 gm.; 18 mm.). Uranopolis mint. EXTREMELY FINE !                                                                        Obv.: Head of Alexander the Great als Heracles, right in lion-skin headdress..          Rev.: ALEXANDPOY, Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle on extended right hand & resting left on lotus scepter, star on obelisk above X in left field, P  below strut.                                                                                                           Price 514;  Müller 643; Cavalla (1951) 8.                                                                                          Alexander the Great, also known as Alexander III, was an ancient Greek king (basileus) of  Macedon (336–323 BC). He was one of the most successful military commanders in history, and was undefeated in battle. By the time of his death, he had conquered most of the world known to the ancient Greeks. Following the unification of the multiple city-states of ancient Greece under the rule of his father, Philip II of Macedon (a labour Alexander had to repeat because the southern Greeks rebelled after Philip's death), Alexander conquered the Persian Empire, including Anatolia, Syria, Phoenicia, Judea, Gaza, Egypt, Bactria and Mesopotamia and extended the boundaries of his own empire as far as the borders of Punjab. Alexander never got along well with his father, although Philip was proud of Alexander for the Bucephalus incident and founding the city. Alexander had always been closer to Olympias than Philip and everybody knew it. Philip and Olympias also did not ge t along all that well, owing primarily to Olympias' "barbarian" heritage of Epirus, now Albania. The family essentially was split apart irreparably when Philip married a woman named Cleopatra, a Macedonian. At the wedding banquet, Cleopatra's father made a remark about Philip fathering a "legitmate" heir, i.e., one that was pure Macedonian. Alexand er took exception and threw his cup at the man, and some sources say Alexander killed him. Enraged, Philip stood up and charged at Alexander, only to trip and fall on his face in his drunken stupor. Alexander, rather upset at the scene, is said to have shouted: "Here is the man who was making ready to cross from Europe to Asia, and who cannot even cross from one table to another without losing his balance."                                                                        Every item offered by VIVITE LAETI is unconditionally guaranteed to be genuine & authentic.On Jul-21-08 at 12:32:18 PDT, seller added the following information: Please attention!The right diametr of this coin is 27 mm.Tkank you for bidding! Place a Bid!