1.1965.1119: Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, Amphipolis?

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1.1965.1119

People

Alexander III, the Great, Greek (r. 336-323 BCE Babylon)

Title

Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, Amphipolis?

Classification

Coins

Work Type

coin

Date

336 BCE-323 BCE

Places

Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Macedonia, Amphipolis (Macedonia)

Period

Classical period, Late

Culture

Greek

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/189115

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

17.07 g

Die Axis

2

Denomination

tetradrachm

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

D.M. Robinson collection; Egger, 2 May, 1912, 615.
David Moore Robinson.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

Price 78

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

1.1965.1119

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: Zeus seated l. on throne holding eagle and scepter, to l., herm l.

Exhibition History

• Gods in Color: Painted Sculpture of Classical Antiquity, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/22/2007 - 01/20/2008
• Re-View: S422 Ancient & Byzantine Art & Numismatics, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 04/12/2008 - 06/18/2011

Subjects and Contexts

• Ancient Coins

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