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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.1089
People
Alexander I, Greek (r. ca. 498-450 BCE)
Title
Tetradrachm of Alexander I of Macedonia
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
492 BCE-480/479 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Macedonia
Period
Classical period, Early
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/186373

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
12.7 g
Die Axis
10
Denomination
tetradrachm

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Robinson coll.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
cf. SNG ANS (8) 2-5

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation
Object Number
1.1965.1089
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Horseman r. wearing causia and chlamys and carrying two spears.
Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square.

Verification Level

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