Alexander the Great Drachm Lifetime Issue 325BC Ancient Greek Silver CoinObverse: Head of the Greek god Heracles (Hercules) wearing lion skin headdress Reverse: Zeus (king of the gods) seated on his throne with eagle perched on his hand Date: c. 325 323 B. C. (issue struck during the lifetime of Alexander) Composition: Silver Size: 16. 8mm diameter, 4. 19g weight In 336 B. C., Alexander ascended to the throne of the small kingdom of Macedon in Greece. Less than a decade later, he had conquered half of the known world,