Tetradrachm of Alexander III, the Great, Babylon

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1986.528.2
People: Alexander III, the Great, Greek (r. 336-323 BCE Babylon)
Title: Tetradrachm of Alexander III, the Great, Babylon
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 311 BCE - 305 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Babylon (Mesopotamia)
Period: Hellenistic period
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/177536

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

16.52 g

Die Axis

10

Denomination

tetradrachm

Inscriptions and Marks

Reverse Inscription: BASILEWS ALEXANDROU MI

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Price 3747

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Nanette B. Rodney
Accession Year: 1986
Object Number: 1986.528.2
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Head of young Herakles wearing lion's skin to r.
Rev.: BASILEWS ALEXANDROU; Zeus seated l., holding eagle and scepter; to l., monogram [MTR] in wreath; MI under throne.

Verification Level

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