Classification(s)
- Coin/Medal
Quarter Unit/AE 12
Issuer (?)Likely issued by
Alexander III the Great
Issuer (?)Likely issued by
Philip III Arrhidaios
Expedition
The Joint Expedition to Samaria
Place of IssuePamphylia
ProvenanceSamaria, Palestine
Date336-323 or 323-317 BCE
MediumAE (bronze/base metal)
Dimensions12 mm, 1.37 g, Axis: Indeterminate
CultureGreek
DescriptionCondition: F/G-Ruler/Minting Authority: Alexander III the Great or Philip Arrhidaios
City-State/Region/Mint: Uncertain Mint Western Asia Minor (Miletos or Mylasa, Ionia?)
Obverse & Reverse
Macedonian shield with concentric circular design on boss.
Tip of Macedonian helmet (poorly struck)?
Object number1982.7.60
ProvenanceHarvard Samaria Crowfoot-Kenyon Excavation 1931-1933.
Collections
- Classical and Judaic Coins
On View
Not on view
