1.1965.1118: Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, Amphipolis?
CoinsOn the side of the coin on the left is the head of a man facing right, wearing a lion skin headdress, tied around neck. The other side of the coin depicts an old bearded man sitting in a throne facing left, right arm outstretched with eagle perched, left arm raised holding a staff. Below left, a small statue consisting of a column with carved head. Right, vertical Greek characters with small dots around border.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1.1965.1118
- People
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Alexander III, the Great, Greek (r. 336-323 BCE Babylon)
- Title
- Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, Amphipolis?
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 332 -323 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Macedonia, Amphipolis (Macedonia)
- Period
- Classical period, Late
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/188586
Location
- Location
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Level 3, Room 3440, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Ancient Middle Eastern Art in the Service of Kings
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 17.14 g
- Die Axis
- 10
- Denomination
- tetradrachm
- Inscriptions and Marks
-
- Reverse Inscription: ??????????
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- D.M. Robinson collection; Egger, 2 May 1912, 614.
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Price 78; Troxell p.27 E2
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
- 1.1965.1118
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obverse: Head of young Herakles r. wearing lion skin.
Reverse: Zeus seated l. on throne holding eagle and scepter; to l., herm l.
Exhibition History
- Gods in Color: Painted Sculpture of Classical Antiquity, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/22/2007 - 01/20/2008
- 32Q: 3440 Middle East, Harvard Art Museums, 11/16/2014 - 01/01/2050
Verification Level
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