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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.79.1610
People
Alexander III, the Great, Greek (r. 336-323 BCE Babylon)
Title
Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, Tarsos
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
333 BCE-327 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Tarsos (Cilicia)
Period
Classical period, Late
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/180503

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
17.2 g
Die Axis
5
Denomination
tetradrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: B

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Price 3000

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.79.1610
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
Permissions

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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Head of young Heracles r. wearing lion skin.
Reverse: Zeus seated l. on throne holding eagle and scepter; below throne, B

Verification Level

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