Ancient Greek coin – HCR23823

Obverse

Design:

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

Reverse

Inscription:

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ

Design:

Zeus seated, right leg drawn back, on throne, holding sceptre and eagle; Δ in left field, ΖΩ below throne

Information

Period

Greek

Person

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

Mint

Ecbatana

Denomination

Tetradrachm

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

c. 323 BC–c. 317 BC (according to Price)

Note

Obverse: 2 test marks; Reverse: Test mark. Possibly an irregular issue based on dies of Babylon

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

17.13

Axis

Diameter (mm)

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

Punch mark (obverse)

Small punch

Reference

SNG Ashmolean III : 3172

Note:

http://www.sylloge-nummorum-graecorum.org/ ID: SNGuk_0503_3172

Reference

Price : 3956

Reference

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

Reference

PELLA : http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.3956

Contributors to this coin record

SGlenn, vheuchert