Tetradrachm of Alexander III, 'Babylon,' set as pendant

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1992.290
People: Alexander III, the Great, Greek (r. 336-323 BCE Babylon)
Title: Tetradrachm of Alexander III, 'Babylon,' set as pendant
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/288906

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver, set as a pendant

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

21.27 g

Denomination

tetradrachm

Inscriptions and Marks

Reverse Inscription: M

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Price 3666

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Richard and Priscilla Hunt
Accession Year: 1992
Object Number: 1992.290
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obverse: Head of young Heracles, facing right, wearing lionskin headdress
Reverse: Zeus seated on throne l. holding eagle and scepter; to l., hoe r., M; below throne, monogram [inverted M with phi in center].

Verification Level

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