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Identification and Creation

Object Number
63.1975
People
Alexander III, the Great, Greek (r. 336-323 BCE Babylon)
Title
Stater of Alexander the Great, Uncertain East
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
325 BCE-300 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Uncertain Mint
Period
Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/184006

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
8.59 g
Denomination
stater
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΧΑΝΔΡΟΥ

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
William R.W. Fitz stated: "inherited this
coin from my great grandmother, Mrs. Edwin S. Webster who died in 1969 at the age of 99. She and her
husband, Edwin S. Webster, collected the coin sometime before his death in 1950 and probably before World
War II."

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Price 3993A

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from William R. W. Fitz, Jr.
Object Number
63.1975
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Head of Athena r. wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet; on bowl, coiled serpent; below, branch(?).
Reverse: Nike standing three-quarter l. holding wreath and stylis. No symbols under wings.

Verification Level

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