Alexander the Great coin was ‘bought illegally’

An accused fraudster tried to sell an ancient gold coin back to experts two days after he obtained it illegally, a court heard. George Hanna, 30, is accused of scamming upmarket dealer C.J. Martin out of a £2,750 Alexander the Great stater coin. Prosecutors claim he used the alias John Hooper to buy the valuable artefact before trying to flog it back to rival firms. Ema Sikic, who works at C.J. Martin, said in her statement read to jurors at…