Harvard Art Museums > 2005.115.6: Drachm of Alexander III, the Great, 'Kolophon' Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Drachm of Alexander III, the Great, 'Kolophon' (Alexander III, the Great) , 2005.115.6,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 09, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/20727. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2005.115.6 People Alexander III, the Great, Greek (r. 336-323 BCE Babylon) Title Drachm of Alexander III, the Great, 'Kolophon' Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 310 BCE-301 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Kolophon (Ionia) Period Hellenistic period, Early Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/20727 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Metal AR Technique Struck Dimensions 3.9 g Die Axis 12 Denomination drachm Provenance Recorded Ownership History Collection of Margarete Bieber; bought 1973 in auction from Michael Mais, Pale Heights, Ill. State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number Price 1825 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Celia and Walter Gilbert, Claude-Claire Grenier, and the Marian H. Phinney Fund Accession Year 2005 Object Number 2005.115.6 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obverse: Head of young Heracles r. wearing lion skin. Reverse: Zeus seated on throne l. holding eagle and scepter; to l., monogram [K with arc in center]; below throne, crescent. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
