1995.45.68: Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, Damascus
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1995.45.68
- People
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Alexander III, the Great, Greek (r. 336-323 BCE Babylon)
- Title
- Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, Damascus
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 330 BCE - 320 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Damascus (Syria)
- Period
- Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/194784
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 17.19 g
- Die Axis
- 12
- Denomination
- tetradrachm
- Inscriptions and Marks
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inscription: reverse: ALEXANDROU
DA - Reverse Inscription: DA
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inscription: reverse: ALEXANDROU
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Price 3205
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
- Accession Year
- 1995
- Object Number
- 1995.45.68
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obverse: Head of Herakles in lion-skin r..
Rev.: Zeus enthroned l., w/ eagle in r. hand and sceptre in l.; in front, forepart of ram r.; below throne above struts, globule; between struts, globule; below struts, DA
Verification Level
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