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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1933.6
People
Alexander III, the Great, Greek (r. 336-323 BCE Babylon)
Title
Posthumous Stater of Alexander the Great, Babylon
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
311 BCE-305 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Babylon (Mesopotamia)
Period
Hellenistic period, Early
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/185981

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
8.2 g
Die Axis
2
Denomination
stater
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: BASILEWS ALEXANDROU

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Price 3748

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensselaer
Accession Year
1933
Object Number
1933.6
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: BASILEWS ALEXANDROU; Nike standing three-quarter l. holding wreath and stylis; under l. wing, MI; under r. wing, monogram [M with small T inside, joined to rho] in wreath.

Verification Level

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