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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1962.98.68
People
Alexander III, the Great, Greek (r. 336-323 BCE Babylon)
Title
Coin of Alexander the Great, Macedonia
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
336 BCE-323 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Macedonia
Period
Classical period, Late
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/180854

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
6.7 g
Die Axis
9
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: reverse: PAN

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
D.M. Robinson collection

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Price 316

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson
Accession Year
1962
Object Number
1962.98.68
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: Club l. above quiver and bow l.; above, monogram [backwards K and E joined?].

Verification Level

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