{"product_id":"alexander-the-great-greek-coin-18k-gold-and-sterling-silver-pendant-id16238-copy","title":"Alexander the Great. Greek Coin. 18K Gold and Sterling Silver Pendant, ID16254","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cu\u003eDenomination:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eTetradrachm\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e       \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e     \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e     \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e       \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e             \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cu\u003eDate:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e 311– 300 BC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cu\u003eDescription\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cu\u003e:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm. In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin \/ Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; H in left field, monogram within wreath below throne. SC 82.7; Price 3708; HGC 9, 10f.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSeleukos I Nikator, founder and King of the Seleucid Empire of Syria, 312-281 BC. Minted in Babylon and struck in the name of Alexander III of Macedon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eSeleucus I\u003c\/span\u003e (given the surname by later generations of \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eNicator\u003c\/span\u003e, i.e. Seleucus the Victor) was a leading officer of \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alexander_the_Great\" title=\"Alexander the Great\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eAlexander the Great\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e's \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/League_of_Corinth\" title=\"League of Corinth\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eLeague of Corinth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and one of the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diadochi\" title=\"Diadochi\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eDiadochi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. In the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wars_of_the_Diadochi\" title=\"Wars of the Diadochi\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eWars of the Diadochi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e that took place after Alexander's death, Seleucid established the Seleucid dynasty and the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seleucid_Empire\" title=\"Seleucid Empire\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eSeleucid Empire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. His kingdom would be one of the last holdouts of Alexander's former empire to Roman rule. They were only outlived by the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ptolemaic_Kingdom\" title=\"Ptolemaic Kingdom\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003ePtolemaic Kingdom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e in \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Egypt\" title=\"Egypt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eEgypt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e by roughly 34 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the death of Alexander, Seleucid was nominated as the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Satrap\" title=\"Satrap\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003esatrap\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e of \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Babylon\" title=\"Babylon\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eBabylon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e in 320 BC. \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antigonus_I_Monophthalmus\" title=\"Antigonus I Monophthalmus\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eAntigonus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e forced Seleucus to flee from Babylon, but, supported by \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ptolemy_I_Soter\" title=\"Ptolemy I Soter\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003ePtolemy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, he was able to return in 312 BC. Seleucus' later conquests include \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Persia\" title=\"Persia\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003ePersia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Medes\" title=\"Medes\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eMedia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. He was defeated by the emperor of \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/India\" title=\"India\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eIndia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chandragupta_Maurya\" title=\"Chandragupta Maurya\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eChandragupta Maurya\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and accepted a matrimony alliance for 500 elephants after ceding the territories considered as part of \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/India\" title=\"India\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eIndia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. Seleucus defeated Antigonus in the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Ipsus\" title=\"Battle of Ipsus\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003ebattle of Ipsus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e in 301 BC and \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lysimachus\" title=\"Lysimachus\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eLysimachus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e in the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Corupedium\" title=\"Battle of Corupedium\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003ebattle of Corupedium\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e in 281 BC. He was assassinated by \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ptolemy_Ceraunus\" title=\"Ptolemy Ceraunus\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003ePtolemy Ceraunus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e during the same year. His successor was his son \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antiochus_I\" title=\"Antiochus I\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eAntiochus I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeleucus founded a number of new cities, including \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antioch\" title=\"Antioch\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eAntioch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seleucia\" title=\"Seleucia\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eSeleucia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erez Ancient Coin Jewelry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47333165957260,"sku":null,"price":2688.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0377\/0207\/4508\/files\/16254A.jpg?v=1775605092","url":"https:\/\/ownapieceofhistory.biz\/products\/alexander-the-great-greek-coin-18k-gold-and-sterling-silver-pendant-id16238-copy","provider":"Erez Ancient Coin Jewelry ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}