Harvard Art Museums > 2002.34: Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, Sardis Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, Sardis (Alexander III, the Great) , 2002.34,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/146994. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2002.34 People Alexander III, the Great, Greek (r. 336-323 BCE Babylon) Title Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, Sardis Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 319 BCE-315 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Sardis (Lydia) Period Hellenistic period, Early Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/146994 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Metal AR Technique Struck Dimensions 17.11 g Die Axis 2 Denomination tetradrachm Inscriptions and Marks Reverse Inscription: G A Provenance Recorded Ownership History CNG Sale 54, 14 June 2000, no.472. State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number Price 2649 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Cornelius C. Vermeule, III Accession Year 2002 Object Number 2002.34 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obv.: Head of young Heracles r. wearing lion skin. Rev.: Zeus seated l. on throne holding eagle and scepter; to l., G [Greek gamma]; below throne, A; to r., amphora; in exergue, ivy-leaf. Exhibition History Gods in Color: Painted Sculpture of Classical Antiquity, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/22/2007 - 01/20/2008 Subjects and Contexts Collection Highlights Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
