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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number COLEM:1919.3850 Institution name Colchester Collections Object name electrotype, Mack A, stater, Philip II of Macedon Description A replica of a gold coin of King Philip II of Macedon (father of Alexander the Great) who reigned 359-336 BC and which inspired the coins of Northern Europe.The object has been identified as part of the LGBT+ collections as it refers to Alexander the Great. Despite marrying, probably for political reasons, Alexander is believed to have had relationships with two men. One was his childhood friend Hephaistion and the other was a Persian eunuch named Bagoas. Material metal Dimensions weight: 5.50 g Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

COLEM:1919.3850
Institution name

Colchester Collections
Object name

electrotype, Mack A, stater, Philip II of Macedon
Description

A replica of a gold coin of King Philip II of Macedon (father of Alexander the Great) who reigned 359-336 BC and which inspired the coins of Northern Europe.The object has been identified as part of the LGBT+ collections as it refers to Alexander the Great. Despite marrying, probably for political reasons, Alexander is believed to have had relationships with two men. One was his childhood friend Hephaistion and the other was a Persian eunuch named Bagoas.
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metal
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