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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.1183
People
Alexander III, the Great, Greek (r. 336-323 BCE Babylon)
Title
Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, Uncertain Syria-Phoenicia Mint
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
317 BCE-300 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Syria
Period
Hellenistic period, Early
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/188032

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
17.12 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
tetradrachm

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Spink, NCirc 1960, 9404

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Price 3575

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
1.1965.1183
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., boar's head l.

Verification Level

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