Head of Alexander the Great

Berlin Aboukir Medallions -- gold medals from around AD 211-235 found in Egypt in 1902, with portraits of Alexander the Great

Only around 4,000 coins and medals are displayed from the half million in the Berlin Aboukir Medallions — gold medals from around AD 211-235 found in Egypt in 1902, with portraits of Alexander the Great

Numismatic Collection which covers the full history of coin stamping from the 7th century BC to the present.

In the Bode Museum in Berlin, Germany.

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