This is a 5 oz Argentia Silver Art Round ("Alexander the Great" / Herakles style) produced by Argentia Precious Metals. Struck from .9999 fine silver, it utilizes a specialized free-flowing metal process to achieve its highly detailed, irregular, ancient-looking rim and deep sculptural dimensions.
The artwork is heavily inspired by ancient Hellenistic tetradrachm silver coins minted originally under the rule of Lysimachus, one of Alexander’s successor generals.
The profile shows Alexander sporting the Horn of Ammon curving around his ear. This visual symbol originated after Alexander visited the Oracle of Siwa Oasis in Egypt, where the priests declared him the literal son of Zeus-Ammon (the synchronized Greek-Egyptian king of gods). It was used by his successors to legitimize their own reigns by associating themselves with his divine legacy.
