Stater of Alexander the Great, uncertain Macedonia or Greece mint

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1960.222
People: Alexander III, the Great, Greek (r. 336-323 BCE Babylon)
Title: Stater of Alexander the Great, uncertain Macedonia or Greece mint
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 310 BCE-275 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Europe, Greece
Period: Hellenistic period, Early
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/181687

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Gold
Metal: AV
Technique: Struck
Dimensions: 8.6 g
Denomination: stater

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Price 832

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Fritz B. Talbot
Accession Year: 1960
Object Number: 1960.222
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: (from Ramage list, 1967-68)
Obverse: Head of Athena r. wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet; on bowl, coiled serpent; below, branch(?).
Reverse: Nike standing three-quarter l. holding wreath and stylis; to l., ant and star.

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