1962.98.68: Coin of Alexander the Great, Macedonia
Coins
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1962.98.68
- People
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Alexander III, the Great, Greek (r. 336-323 BCE Babylon)
- Title
- Coin of Alexander the Great, Macedonia
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 336 BCE-323 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Macedonia
- Period
- Classical period, Late
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/180854
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 6.7 g
- Die Axis
- 9
- Inscriptions and Marks
-
- inscription: reverse: PAN
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- D.M. Robinson collection
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Price 316
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson
- Accession Year
- 1962
- Object Number
- 1962.98.68
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obverse: Head of young Heracles r. wearing lion skin.
Reverse: Club l. above quiver and bow l.; above, monogram [backwards K and E joined?].
Verification Level
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