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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1995.45.68
People
Alexander III, the Great, Greek (r. 336-323 BCE Babylon)
Title
Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, Damascus
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
330 BCE - 320 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Damascus (Syria)
Period
Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/194784

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
17.19 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
tetradrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: reverse: ALEXANDROU
    DA
  • Reverse Inscription: DA

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Price 3205

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1995
Object Number
1995.45.68
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Head of Herakles in lion-skin r..
Rev.: Zeus enthroned l., w/ eagle in r. hand and sceptre in l.; in front, forepart of ram r.; below throne above struts, globule; between struts, globule; below struts, DA

Verification Level

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