1.1965.1157: Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, Tarsos
CoinsOn the side of the coin on the left is the head of a man facing right, wearing a loin skin over his head and tied around his neck. The other side of the coin depicts a man seated on a throne facing left, right arm outstretched holding an eagle, left arm raised hold a staff with a decorative flower on top; to the left a plow, small dots surround the border.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1.1965.1157
- People
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Alexander III, the Great, Greek (r. 336-323 BCE Babylon)
- Title
- Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, Tarsos
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 327-323 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Tarsos (Cilicia)
- Period
- Hellenistic period, Early
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/188594
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
- 17.18 g
- Die Axis
- 4
- Denomination
- tetradrachm
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Robinson collection
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Price 3020, Newell 30
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
- 1.1965.1157
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obverse: Head of young Herakles r. wearing lion skin.
Reverse: Zeus seated l. on throne holding eagle and flowering scepter; to l., plow; under the throne Θ.
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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