A solid 14K yellow Gold swivel Ring with a replica of a notable ancient Greek coinfraught with meaning.

Issued by Alexander The Great, this coin depicts young Hρακλη (Hercules) wearing his famous lion skin. Through this iconography, Alexander tells us of his mythological ancestry of the royal house of Ancient Macedonia andequates himself to Hercules in strength. The reverse side of the coindepicts theweaponsof Hercules (club and quivers) and the word ΔΙΟΓΕ... ΘΗΣ meaning "born of Zeus", asHercules wasborn from the unionof Zeus and Alkmini. Here,Alexander is assuring us of his divine ancestry once again equating himself with the heroic Hercules.

"EPY" (short for ΕΡΥΘΡΑΙΑ) are the lettersindicating the city where this coin was first minted, on the shores of western Asia Minor (today Turkey), across from the island of Chios.

As a token of grandeur, or a call to strength, nobility or divinity, this jewel, which can be worn with either side of the coin rotated to display, carries great aspirations.

In stock size 7.5 Please inquire about other ring sizes.