Alexander the Great Greek Leader Coin Replica Museum Cuff Links Gold Plate

A Conqueror's Profile at the Cuff: Alexander Coin Cufflinks

Two coin-shaped cufflinks carry the same young profile struck on Greek drachmas. These Alexander coin cufflinks copy a drachma of about 330 BC. The portrait shows a wide forehead, firm features and wavy hair.

The coin is 7/8 in across. Alexander the Great cufflinks like these are a pair of tiny reliefs for the wrist.

Product Details

• Material: 24K antique gold plate over pewter
• Coin size: 7/8 in diameter
• Sold as: A pair
• Product number: 6350
• Style: Greek coin cufflinks in antique gold
• Origin: Made in USA

Coins as Portraits

Ancient rulers used coins to show their faces. A coin traveled farther than any statue. Alexander's silver coins showed Herakles in a lion-skin headdress, with Zeus on the back.

Alexander said his family descended from Herakles. Many scholars see his own features behind the hero's face. Drachma replica cufflinks keep that old message.

The Portrait That Romans Borrowed

Later Roman leaders admired the idealized face. Julius Caesar and Augustus modeled their portraits on it. So a pair of Alexander coin cufflinks carries a line of influence that runs into Roman art.

Reach of an Empire

Alexander was king of Macedonia and the son of Philip II. By 334 BC he had entered Asia Minor. He defeated the Persian king and held lands from the Aegean to Afghanistan. Greek coin cufflinks quietly mark that reach.

Wearing and Display

Wear the Alexander coin cufflinks to dinners, meetings or weddings. They suit French cuffs in white or blue. Wipe them with a soft cloth after wearing.

Alexander the Great cufflinks sit well with a plain tie. Drachma replica cufflinks should be stored flat. See more in our Museum Jewelry Cufflinks and Tie Tacks.

About Alexander the Great

Alexander died in Babylon in 323 BC at the age of thirty-two. His empire split among his generals, and Greek art spread across it. Greek coin cufflinks and every Alexander coin cufflinks pair trace back to that spread.

For More Reading from the Web

• Look at a real silver tetradrachm of Alexander. Alexander the Great cufflinks borrow its portrait idea, and drachma replica cufflinks copy the type. Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great - The Metropolitan Museum of Art