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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.1181
People
Alexander III, the Great, Greek (r. 336-323 BCE Babylon)
Title
Stater of Alexander the Great, Uncertain Greece or Macedonia 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/188031

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
8.61 g
Die Axis
9
Denomination
stater
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: ALEXANDRU

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Ars Classica 13, 27 June 1928, 506

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Price 831

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
1.1965.1181
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Head of Athena r. wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet; on bowl, coiled serpent.
Reverse: ALEXANDRU; Nike standing three-quarter l. holding wreath and stylis; to l., ant and star.

Verification Level

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