Harvard Art Museums > 2003.22: Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, Babylon Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, Babylon (Alexander III, the Great) , 2003.22,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 23, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/94382. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2003.22 People Alexander III, the Great, Greek (r. 336-323 BCE Babylon) Title Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, Babylon Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 311 BCE-305 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Unidentified Mint Period Hellenistic period, Early Culture Hellenistic or Early Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/94382 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Metal AR Technique Struck Dimensions 16.95 g Denomination tetradrachm Inscriptions and Marks design: Traces of overstrike Reverse Inscription: BASILEWS ALEXANDROU MI Provenance Recorded Ownership History Fortuna Fine Arts, Ltd., New York State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number Price 3751 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Selim Dere and Family Accession Year 2003 Object Number 2003.22 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obv.: Head of youthful Herakles to r. wearing lion skin. Rev.: Zeus seated to l., holding eagle and scepter; to l. in field, MI; under throne, monogram [M with small T inside fused with R] within wreath; to r. ALEXANDROU [BASILEWS off-flan]. Traces of overstrike. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
