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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1984.616.209
People
Alexander III, the Great, Greek (r. 336-323 BCE Babylon)
Title
Coin of Alexander the Great, Western Asia Minor
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
323 BCE-310 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Asia Minor
Period
Hellenistic period, Early
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/175846

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
5.67 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: BASILEWS

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Price 2800

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
1984.616.209
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Head of young Heracles r. wearing lion skin.
Reverse: BASILEWS; bow in bow-case r. over club; below, torch l.

Exhibition History

  • Gods in Color: Painted Sculpture of Classical Antiquity, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/22/2007 - 01/20/2008

Verification Level

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