Ancient Greek coin – HCR23263

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; dolphin in left field, monogram below throne

Information

Period

Greek

Person

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

Mint

uncertain Macedonian mint (Greek)

Denomination

Tetradrachm

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

c. 320 BC–c. 317 BC (according to Price)

Note

Obverse: Test mark; some metal loss through corrosion

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

16.55

Axis

Diameter (mm)

25.1

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

Reference

SNG Ashmolean III : 2624

Note:

http://www.sylloge-nummorum-graecorum.org/ ID: SNGuk_0503_2624

Reference

Price : 133

Reference

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

Reference

PELLA : http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.133

Contributors to this coin record

SGlenn, vheuchert