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"The Legend of Alexander the Great on Greek and Roman Coins" will for the first time collect, present and examine the portraits and representations of Alexander the Great on ancient coins of the Greek and Roman periods (c.320 BC to AD 400). It offers a firsthand insight into the posthumous appreciation of his legend by Hellenistic kings, Greek cities, and Roman Emperors. Dahmen combines an introduction to the historical background and basic information on the coins with a comprehensive study of Alexander's numismatic iconography. He also discusses in detail examples of coins with Alexander's...

This outstanding introductory survey collects, presents and examines, for the very first time, the portraits and representations of Alexander the Great on the ancient coins of the Greek and Roman period.

From 320 BC to AD 400, Karsten Dahmen examines not only Alexander's own coinage and the posthumous coinages of his successors, but also the re-use of his image by rulers from the Greek world and the Roman empire, to late antiquity.

Also including numismatic material that exceeds all previous published works, and well-illustrated, this historical survey brings Alexander and...

Am 26. April 1478 wurden Lorenzo und Giuliano de' Medici in der Kathedrale von Florenz überfallen. Anders als Giuliano überlebte Lorenzo und bestrafte anschließend die Drahtzieher, allen voran die Familie Pazzi. Die Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin sind eine der wenigen Museumsinstitutionen, die zwei Exemplare der Medaille besitzt, welche der Florentiner Bildhauer Bertoldo di Giovanni in Lorenzos Auftrag auf die "Pazzi-Verschwörung" fertigte. Drei Aufsatzbeiträge widmen sich dem historischen Geschehen, den uns heute überlieferten Kunstwerken und der Bedeutung von Florenz, den Medici und...