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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.1158
People
Alexander III, the Great, Greek (r. 336-323 BCE Babylon)
Title
Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, Kition
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
325 BCE-320 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Kition (Cyprus)
Period
Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/188595

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
17.21 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
tetradrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: BASILEWS ALEXANDRO

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Helbing, 8 November 1928, 3848

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Price 3107

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
1.1965.1158
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
Permissions

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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Head of young Herakles r. wearing lion skin.
Reverse: BASILEWS ALEXANDRO; Zeus seated l. on throne holding eagle and scepter; to l., symbol [Greek tau and kappa superimposed].

Exhibition History

  • Gods in Color: Painted Sculpture of Classical Antiquity, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/22/2007 - 01/20/2008

Verification Level

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