Classification(s)
- Coin/Medal
Drachm
Place of IssueAmphipolis, Macedonia
Date323-320 BCE
MediumAR (silver)
Dimensions17 mm, 4.16 g, 1 o'clock
CultureGreek
DescriptionCondition: FRuler/Minting Authority: Alexander III the Great
City-State/Region/Mint: Amphipolis, Macedonia?
Obverse & Reverse
Head of Alexander/Herakles, right, wearing lion's skin headdress.
Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle in right hand and scepter in left; behind, AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ; Macedonian? helmet in front; monogram below throne indecipherable.
Object number1982.2.301
ProvenanceFound in Harvard Semitic Museum safe; 7 June 1982.
Collections
- Classical and Judaic Coins
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