Dealer denies Alexander the Great coin scam

An alleged fraudster has denied has denied trying to sell a stolen ancient Greek coin to experts. George Hanna, 30, allegedly scammed 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 Prospero House – London’s first ‘Nightingale’ court -…