Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, "Amphipolis"

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1962.98.24
People: Alexander III, the Great, Greek (r. 336-323 BCE Babylon)
Title: Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, "Amphipolis"
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 336 -323 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Macedonia, Amphipolis (Macedonia)
Period: Classical period, Late
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/196411

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

17.21 g

Die Axis

7

Denomination

tetradrachm

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: reverse: ALEXANDROU

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: D.M. Robinson collection

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Price 79

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson
Accession Year: 1962
Object Number: 1962.98.24
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Head of Herakles in lion-skin, to r.
Rev.: Zeus enthroned l. w/ eagle in r. hand and sceptre in l.; in front, a cock; inscription behind

Exhibition History

32Q: 2400 French/Italian/Spanish, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/10/2018 - 02/06/2019

Verification Level

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1962.98.24: Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, "Amphipolis"