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MÜNZKABINETT DER STAATLICHEN MUSEEN ZU BERLIN - PREUßISCHER KULTURBESITZ

A DATE WITH ALEXANDER THE GREAT. Coins such as the one shown here—dating to c. 336–323 B.C.E.—can be used to precisely date prominent people. When coins are combined with written records and astrological events, the exact date of certain events can be calculated.