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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1984.616.214
People
Alexander III, the Great, Greek (r. 336-323 BCE Babylon)
Title
Coin of Alexander the Great, Miletos
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
323 BCE-319 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Miletos (Ionia)
Period
Hellenistic period, Early
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/175844

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
1.2 g

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Price P64A

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
1984.616.214
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Diademed head r.
Reverse: BASILEWS ALEXANDROU; horseman r.; above, double axe; below, monogram [kappa and eta fused].

Verification Level

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