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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1974.27.437
People
Alexander III, the Great, Greek (r. 336-323 BCE Babylon)
Title
Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, broken - Perge (?)
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
3rd century BCE
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/181461

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze or silver
Metal
AR/AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
14.95 g
Die Axis
11
Denomination
tetradrachm

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, A Gift to the Museum from Arthur W. Arundel through the Harvard Fund Council, Class of 1951
Accession Year
1974
Object Number
1974.27.437
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.

Verification Level

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