Ancient Greek coin – HCR23580

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; ram forepart in left field, 2 pellets, ΔΑ below throne

Information

Period

Greek

Person

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

Mint

Damascus

Denomination

Tetradrachm

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

c. 330 BC–c. 320 BC (according to Price)

Note

Obverse: Test mark; Reverse: third pellet below throne may have been destroyed; Weight loss through corrosion

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

16.74

Axis

Diameter (mm)

22.8

Acquisition method

deposit

Acquisition date

1924

Source

Balliol College

Acquisition credit

Deposited by Balliol College, 1924.

Weight standard

Attic

Hoard name

Kuft

Countermark (obverse)

Scarab

Reference

SNG Ashmolean III : 2933

Note:

http://www.sylloge-nummorum-graecorum.org/ ID: SNGuk_0503_2933

Reference

Price : 3204

Reference

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

Reference

PELLA : http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.3204

Contributors to this coin record

SGlenn, vheuchert