1.1965.1175: Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, Babylon
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1.1965.1175
- People
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Alexander III, the Great, Greek (r. 336-323 BCE Babylon)
- Title
- Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, Babylon
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 325 BCE-323 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Babylon (Mesopotamia)
- Period
- Classical period, Late
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/188275
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 17.21 g
- Die Axis
- 4
- Denomination
- tetradrachm
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Reverse Inscription: M
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Price 3641
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
- 1.1965.1175
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obverse: Head of young Herakles r. wearing lion skin.
Reverse: Zeus seated l. on throne holding eagle and scepter; to l., bunch of grapes, M [Greek mu]; below throne, monogram [roughly, inverted M with phi in center].
Verification Level
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