An homage to Alexander the great!

I know, I know, it's not a new coin. And some might really not like the fact that these coins are under glass, though very easily retrieved.
Heck, you can't even flip these coins. Lions "heads" skull cap you lose, Zeus "tails" sitting on his throne I win.
But I grow tired of having to schlep out my collection to show off my coins! How about someone visiting my home ask ME about my favorite historical figures and the historical evidence for once!
Anyway, I was perusing the collection of our own @Bing and was reminded of how much I LOVED what he did (with help from his son) with his MA Legionary coins. I thought I would try to put something together with my favorite Man/Greek King /Persian King O' Kings/Pharaoh/living God and all around bad @$$ ATG:


Coins inside include:
Amyntas III,


393-369 BC. Æ13 (3.01 gm). Head of Herakles in lion-skin headdress / Eagle devouring serpent. SNG.ANS.100. Lind.1265. aVF, black patina. Scarce

King Philip II
Of Apollo / rider horse
AE16 350 BC

Alexander III 'the Great'
(336-323 BC). AE (18mm, 5.70g). Uncertain mint in Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / AΛEΞANΔPOY. Club, quiver and bow. Price 266. Former Kairos Numismatik

Ptolemy I Soter
305-282 BCE. Æ (15mm, 3.85 g, 12h). Tyre mint. Struck after 294 or 289/8 BC. Diademed head of Alexander the Great right / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings displayed.

Alexander III ‘the Great’.
336-323 BC. AR Plated
Drachm Head of Herakles
right, wearing lion skin; s /
Zeus Aëtophoros seated left;
in left field, holding Eagle.

Lysimachos
Kings of Thrace. Pella. 305-281 BC. Tetradrachm AR27mm., 15,95g.Head of the deified Alexander the Great to right, wearing diadem with fluttering ends and with the horn of Ammon around his ear / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ, Athena, wearing robes and helmet, seated to left on throne, holding Nike on her right hand and resting her left elbow on large round shield adorned with a gorgoneion; to left monogram.very fine.Thompson 253; Müller 471.

MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AR tetradrachm (15.98 gm). About VF, countermark, graffito. Late posthumous issue of Perga, dated CY 27 (195/4 BC). Heracles wearing lion-skin, AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, feet on ground line, eagle in right hand, scepter in left; KI in left field, Seleucid anchor countermark in rectangle in outer right field. Price 2941


So, go ahead and post unique ways that you've presented your coins (preferably in a way that brings no harm to the coins).

 

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....ain't nuttin' wrong wid dat bro......kool!

 

@lordmarcovan

 

That's a nice display @Ryro. For those that may have missed it (and because I love to show it), here is my MA Legionary display:

 

Very nice and interesting displays!

 

Exactly. That’s why you qualify

Yup.

 

My Alexander III and related coins:

 

That's a cool little display @Ryro ! What's the thing above the AIII drachm? Jewelry?

Several years ago I did a little display at our school library, had help from several coin talk members putting it together!

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/coin-display.279983/#post-2590245

 

ah the legendary hat. I remember that hat awhile back.

 

My only 2 Alexander's. This one a lifetime


Life-time Alexander III drachm
Head of Alexander as Herakles right, clad in lion's skin.

ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; barley grain below throne, spearhead to outer right.

Struck in Kolophon circa 323-319 BC at the very end of Alexander's reign.

4.09g

Price 1751

And this posthumous


Alexander III AR Drachm
Kings of Macedon Alexander III the Great, 336-323 BC

Head of Herakles in lion skin facing right

AΛEΞANΔPOY in right field, Zeus enthroned facing left holding eagle and sceptre; double-head (bipennis) axe beneath throne, circled ΠPYA monogram in left field.

Price 2148; Thompson DM 260; Newell 49.

3.97g

Struck under Demetrios Poliorketes ca. 300-294 BC at Ionia, Miletos Mint.

 

Neat display! I like the inclusion of the arrowhead. What's the black stone pendant?

With my Twelve Caesars Wall Clock still a work in progress, I don't have any unique coin presentations to show off right now. Here's a recent arrival instead - Lysimachos tet with portrait of a recently divine Alexander.

KINGS OF THRACE. Lysimachos
AR Tetradrachm. 16.78g, 29.1mm. Klazomenai mint, 294-290 BC. Thompson –; Müller 129 var. (monogram); Meydancikkale 2719 var. (same); CNG E-322, lot 114 (same dies). O: Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon. R: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ – ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ, Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, spear behind; monograms above arm and on throne, ram's head left in exergue.
Ex William Stancomb Collection

 

I really like the display @Ryro ... I am also interested in the very neat framing of the pics and coins... As well as: What is the black and silver doo-dad in the bottom center?

Agreed about the display. Most folks "jest don't git it!" Laying it out helps folks understand the impact of the history a little better.

NICE!

Hey, here is a "penny" that is 2,300 years old... Quit talkin' about that 1955 Wheat Cent that they machine pounded umpteen trillion of them.


Makedon Alexander III AE 17mm 6.7g Hd Herakles R lionskin AΛEΞANΔΡOY club bow-case thunderbolt M



Wanna see a cool Silver Dollar? Check out this 2300 year old one from EGYPT! Aint no Chinese Chop marks on this Trade Dollar! This one has Bankers Marks from Greece or Syria


Egypt Ptolemy I Soter Tet Delta bankers marks CELATOR DELTA called out

 

That's a wonderful display/shrine, @Ryro! @Bing, your legionary denarii display is one for the ages. It would be hard to top that! @lordmarcovan, that holey coin hat was so awesome . @zumbly, have you decided who goes in the 12:00 position on your Twelve Caesars Clock (hilarious idea)? Do you put JC at 1:00, where he belongs numerically, leaving Domitian in the prominent position at top? Such a dilemma .

Currently the only "coins" I have displayed are these awesome tokens issued by British Petroleum and given to me by @Andres2. Thanks again, Andres! I really enjoy having them .



My best coin of ATG:


KINGS OF MACEDON, Alexander III
AR tetradrachm, 17.14 gm
late lifetime issue, struck in Aradus c. 324/3 BCE
Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress.
Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ; Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; I in left field; AP monogram below throne
Ref: Price 3325
ex Colosseo Collection

 

That is excellent work!

 

Attractive display, Ryro (or is it Bing ?). But, on the flip-side, it gives me the blues !

 

Good golly Miss Molly those are some amazing displays and humbling coins! Thanks for all the positivity friends.
Geez @lordmarcovan, I had no idea you had Roman gold on that hat!
@TIF, that ATG of yours is s true masterpiece. I could stare at it all day. VERY nice!
To answer the question, I don't know what kind of rock it is above my 1st Alexander Drachm fouree. I merely read the ancient Makedonian incantation and it appeared behind the glass(that or it was a little green rock that I picked up at the Grand Canyons rock shop).
I have done one other of these, though it is of a modern conqueror...


Next up, I plan on doing something like these to show my 12 Caesars. I LOVE the idea @zumbly (wish it was mine!) to do it as a clock (also LOVE the Lysimachos!!). Though, @TIF brings a great point. I would hate to give a turd like Domitian center stage.

 

@TIF, I’m indeed a little loathe to have Domitian in the pole position, but I think I’d ultimately want to do things by the book (since in this case there actually is a book) and have JC at 1:00. I might however then rotate the clock so that 1:00 shows up at the top rather than 12:00. That way I can keep that dastardly Flavian in his proper place.