1984.616.209: Coin of Alexander the Great, Western Asia Minor
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1984.616.209
- People
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Alexander III, the Great, Greek (r. 336-323 BCE Babylon)
- Title
- Coin of Alexander the Great, Western Asia Minor
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 323 BCE-310 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Asia Minor
- Period
- Hellenistic period, Early
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/175846
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 5.67 g
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Reverse Inscription: BASILEWS
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Price 2800
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
- Accession Year
- 1984
- Object Number
- 1984.616.209
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obverse: Head of young Heracles r. wearing lion skin.
Reverse: BASILEWS; bow in bow-case r. over club; below, torch l.
Exhibition History
- Gods in Color: Painted Sculpture of Classical Antiquity, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/22/2007 - 01/20/2008
Verification Level
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