Posthumous Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great from Amphipolis

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1916.69.10
People: Alexander III, the Great, Greek (r. 336-323 BCE Babylon)
Title: Posthumous Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great from Amphipolis
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 315 BCE - 294 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Macedonia, Amphipolis (Macedonia)
Period: Hellenistic period, Early
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/180140

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

17.08 g

Die Axis

5

Denomination

tetradrachm

Inscriptions and Marks

Reverse Inscription: L

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Price 459

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Edward P. Bliss
Accession Year: 1916
Object Number: 1916.69.10
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: Zeus seated l. on throne holding eagle and scepter; to l., L [Greek lambda], torch; below throne, Pegasus-forepart r.

Verification Level

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