Ancient Greek coin – HCR23173

Obverse

Design:

Head of Heracles, beardless, right, wearing lion-skin

Reverse

Inscription:

ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ

Design:

Zeus seated, legs together, on backless throne, holding sceptre and eagle; amphora in left field

Information

Period

Greek

Dynasty

Argead

Reign

Alexander III of Macedon

Person

Alexander III of Macedon, 336 BC–323 BC (ruler/authority)

Mint

uncertain Macedonian mint (Greek)

Denomination

Tetradrachm

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

336 BC–c. 323BC (according to Price)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

16.53

Axis

Diameter (mm)

25.2

Acquisition method

deposit

Acquisition date

1924

Source

Balliol College

Acquisition credit

Deposited by Balliol College, 1924.

mint attribution: uncertain

Weight standard

Attic

Graffito (reverse)

mem in upper left

Reference

SNG Ashmolean III : 2535

Note:

http://www.sylloge-nummorum-graecorum.org/ ID: SNGuk_0503_2535

Reference

Price : 13

Reference

PELLA : http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.13

Contributors to this coin record

SGlenn, vheuchert