Stater of Alexander the Molossian of Epeiros, South Italian or Sicilian Mint?

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1.1965.1438
People: Alexander of Epeiros, Greek (r. 342 - 330 BCE)
Title: Stater of Alexander the Molossian of Epeiros, South Italian or Sicilian Mint?
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: c. 330 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, South Italy
Period: Classical period, Late
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/186370

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

10.85 g

Denomination

stater

Inscriptions and Marks

Reverse Inscription: ALEXANDROU [TOU] NEOPTOL[EMOU]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Glendining, 7-8 March 1957 (Ambassador), 101

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation
Object Number: 1.1965.1438
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus r.
Reverse: Thunderbolt.

Verification Level

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