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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1962.98.102
People
Alexander III, the Great, Greek (r. 336-323 BCE Babylon)
Title
Drachm of Alexander III from Magnesia ad Meandrum
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
305 BCE-297 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Magnesia ad Meandron (Ionia)
Period
Hellenistic period, Early
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/180576

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.11 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
drachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: AI E LU

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
D.M. Robinson collection

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Price 1996

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson
Accession Year
1962
Object Number
1962.98.102
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., AI, E; below throne, monogram [lambda with small upsilon inside].

Verification Level

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