Some amazing ancient coins I found at the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum this year. Starting with the oldest: Greek gold coin depicting Nereid riding a sea dragon, c. 470-450 BC Two Greek gold coins posthumously depicting Alexander the Great, who reigned 336-323 BC and built one of the largest empires in history. His death at 32 marked the end of the Hellenistic Period and the beginning of his idolatry. Early depictions don’t show him as much to look at, but by the time these coins were made (a cent