Tetradrachm of Alexander III, the Great, Amphipolis

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2008.115.30
People: Alexander III, the Great, Greek (r. 336-323 BCE Babylon)
Title: Tetradrachm of Alexander III, the Great, Amphipolis
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 323-320 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Macedonia, Amphipolis (Macedonia)
Period: Hellenistic period, Early
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/191627

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

17.2 g

Die Axis

5

Denomination

tetradrachm

Inscriptions and Marks

Reverse Inscription: BASILEWS ALEXANDROU

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Price 110

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Accession Year: 2008
Object Number: 2008.115.30
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obverse: head of young Heracles r. in lion skin.
Reverse: BASILEWS ALEXANDROU, Zeus enthroned l., holding eagle and scepter; to l., bow and quiver.

Verification Level

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