Alexander the Great was the first person to put his own image on Greek coins, hitherto the preserve ... identified him as being the son of the god Zeus Ammon. The reverse has the goddess Athena ...

It wasn’t until Tissaphernes, the Persian nobleman and satrap of Lydia — an ancient ... point for coin art, the Coin Museum said. Demetrius I, successor to Alexander the Great, was the first ...

the winged horse on one side and Alexander The Great on the reverse. i inherited the coin on my father's death and it still holds a fascination for me,not just because of it's age but what it was ...

"I'm standing in front of the very coin ... ancient world, that leaves the viewer in no doubt that we're looking at an image of Alexander the Great. The horns are associated with the god Zeus ...

Associate Professor and Director, Ancient Israel Program ... they wanted to get across. Alexander the Great was the first person to put his own image on Greek coins, hitherto the preserve of ...

From ancient Turkey and Alexander the Great ... and publicity — it started 2,400 years ago. The image of Alexander the Great on coins is considered one of the best depictions of the infamous ...