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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.1179
People
Alexander III, the Great, Greek (r. 336-323 BCE Babylon)
Title
Obol of Ecbatana under Alexander the Great, Ecbatana
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
311 BCE-295 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Syria, Ecbatana (Syria)
Period
Hellenistic period, Early
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/188000

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
0.66 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
obol

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Price 3885A

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
1.1965.1179
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Head of young Herakles r. wearing lion skin.
Reverse: Zeus seated l. on throne holding eagle and scepter; to l., monogram [sigma with top and bottom lines extended left, rho superimposed] and ear of wheat.

Verification Level

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