Drachm of Alexander III from Magnesia ad Meandrum

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1962.98.102
People: Alexander III, the Great, Greek (r. 336-323 BCE Babylon)
Title: Drachm of Alexander III from Magnesia ad Meandrum
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 305 BCE-297 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Magnesia ad Meandron (Ionia)
Period: Hellenistic period, Early
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/180576

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

4.11 g

Die Axis

6

Denomination

drachm

Inscriptions and Marks

Reverse Inscription: AI E LU

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: D.M. Robinson collection

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Price 1996

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson
Accession Year: 1962
Object Number: 1962.98.102
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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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; to l., AI, E; below throne, monogram [lambda with small upsilon inside].

Verification Level

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1962.98.102: Drachm of Alexander III from Magnesia ad Meandrum