Classification(s)
- Coin/Medal
Drachm
Place of IssueColophon, Macedonia
Date336-323 BCE
MediumAR (silver)
Dimensions16 mm, 4.17 g, 12 o'clock
CultureGreek
DescriptionCondition: FRuler/Minting Authority: Alexander III the Great
City-State/Region/Mint: Macedonian Kingdom; Asia, Colophon?
Obverse & Reverse
Head of Herakles, right, wearing lion's skin headdress.
Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle in right hand and scepter in left; behind, AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ; Σ beneath throne?
Object number1961.3.79
ProvenanceCollection of George A. Barton, gift 1961.
Collections
- Classical and Judaic Coins
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