1984.616.211: Coin of Alexander the Great, Salamis
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1984.616.211
- People
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Alexander III, the Great, Greek (r. 336-323 BCE Babylon)
- Title
- Coin of Alexander the Great, Salamis
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 336 BCE-323 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Salamis (Cyprus)
- Period
- Classical period, Late
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/175795
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 5.92 g
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- cf. Price 3143-3145
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
- Accession Year
- 1984
- Object Number
- 1984.616.211
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obverse: Head of young Heracles r. wearing lion skin.
Reverse: Club over bow and quiver l.; above, SA?; below, ?
Verification Level
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