Classification(s)
- Coin/Medal
Tetradrachm
Place of IssueTyre, Phoenicia
Date305-290 BCE
MediumAR (silver)
Dimensions25 mm, 17.12 g, 6 o'clock
CultureMacedonian
DescriptionCondition: VFRuler/Minting Authority: Alexander III the Great
City-State/Region/Mint: Tyre, Phoenicia?
Obverse & Reverse
Zeus enthroned, left, holding eagle in right hand and scepter in left; ΑΛΕΞΑΔΡΟΥ to right; monograms in left field and beneath throne.
Head of Alexander/Herakles wearing lion's skin headress, right.
Object number1982.2.331
ProvenanceFound in Harvard Semitic Museum safe; 7 June 1982.
Collections
- Classical and Judaic Coins
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