Ancient Greek coin – HCR23213

Obverse

Design:

Head of Heracles, beardless, wearing lion skin, right; dotted border

Reverse

Inscription:

ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (right)

Design:

Zeus, legs together, on backless throne, holding sceptre and eagle, seated left; cornucopiae (left); dotted border

Information

Period

Greek

Person

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

Mint

uncertain Macedonian mint (Greek)

Denomination

Tetradrachm

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

c. 323 BC – c. 320 BC (according to Price)

Note

Obverse: 2 test marks; Reverse: Test marks

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

17.14

Axis

Diameter (mm)

27.4

Acquisition method

deposit

Acquisition date

1924

Source

Balliol College

Acquisition credit

Deposited by Balliol College, 1924.

mint attribution: uncertain

Weight standard

Attic

Hoard name

Kuft

Countermark (obverse)

Uncertain

Graffito (reverse)

double X; cut marks left of cornucopiae

Punch mark (obverse)

square

Punch mark (obverse)

circle

Reference

SNG Ashmolean III : 2575

Note:

http://www.sylloge-nummorum-graecorum.org/ ID: SNGuk_0503_2575

Reference

Price : 104

Reference

IGCH : http://coinhoards.org/id/igch1670

Reference

PELLA : http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.104

Contributors to this coin record

SGlenn, vheuchert, gthompson