Classification(s)
- Coin/Medal
Tetradrachm
Place of IssueTyre, Phoenicia
Date305-290 BCE
MediumAR (silver)
Dimensions27 mm, 15.3 g, 3 o'clock
CultureGreek
PeriodHellenistic
DescriptionCondition: VFRuler/Minting Authority: Alexander III the Great
City-State/Region/Mint: Tyre, Phoenicia?
Obverse & Reverse
Head of Alexander/Herakles wearing lion's skin headress, right.
Zeus enthroned, left, holding eagle in right hand and scepter in left; ΑΛΕΞΑΔΡΟΥ to right; monograms in left field and beneath throne.
Object number1982.2.306
ProvenanceFound in Harvard Semitic Museum safe; 7 June 1982.
Collections
- Classical and Judaic Coins
- Eastern Mediterranean
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Exhibitions
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