After the death of Alexander 'The Great' a massive empire fell into the care of his most powerful generals and advisors. Each controlled a portion of the empire until Alexander's sons came of age and could take his place as king. But this never occurred and his empire was broken into the smaller kingdoms, which were formed after his death. read more

Sun worshipping is not a recent fad, but rather an ancient tradition. The Greeks and Romans were especially serious about their devotion to their solar deities, which the Greeks named Helios and the Romans named Sol. The front of this coin depicts the facing head of Helios with rays of the sun emanating in all directions.read more.

Sun worshipping is not a recent fad, but rather an ancient tradition. The Greeks and Romans were especially serious about their devotion to their solar deities, which the Greeks named Helios and the Romans named Sol. This coin shows the facing head of Helios with a bird nestled against his cheek. The back shows a rose, which is a punning allusion to the city's name, Rhodes. read more.

The crown jewel of ancient Greece was the city of Athens - home of one of the world's earliest democracies, and a place where the arts were practiced in their most advanced forms. Although many gods were worshipped in cosmopolitan Athens, the goddess of her namesake, Athena, reigned supreme. read more

Ptolemy I "Soter", the son of the Macedonian Lagus, having earned Alexander's affection in their shared boyhood, became one of his most trusted generals. He was one of the most distinguished warriors in Alexanders' destruction of the Persian Empire which precipitated 300 years of Greek rule of Egypt. As a designated successor to Alexander, along with numerous others, a group historically called the "Diadochi", Ptolemy received Egypt to govern after his friend's death. read more.