Macedon, Alexander the Great, Fourrée Drachm (Ancient Forgery) - c. 336 to 100 BCE - Greek World

Includes glass top leatherette display box.

• Origin: Kingdom of Macedon
• Authority: Alexander the Great
• Date: c. 336 - 100 BCE
• Denomination: Fourrée drachm (ancient forgery) made from copper plated silver
• Obverse: Head of beardless Heracles right wearing lion skin headdress
• Reverse: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ - Zeus seated on stool-throne left, eagle on outstretched right hand, sceptre in left hand
• Notes: This coin is a fourrée, an ancient forgery designed to resemble a solid silver coin. However, it was made with a copper core and plated in silver. Counterfeiters produced these coins to mimic the appearance of genuine silver currency and profit from the deception. On this particular coin, the thin silver plating has chipped in places, exposing the copper core beneath.

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