Ancient Greek coin – HCR23289

Obverse

Design:

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

Reverse

Inscription:

ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ

Design:

Zeus seated, left leg drawn back, on throne, holding sceptre and eagle; Thessalian helmet in left field; ΑΣ below throne

Information

Period

Greek

Person

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

Mint

Pella (Macedonia)

Denomination

Tetradrachm

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

c. 325 BC–c. 315 BC (according to Price)

Note

Obverse: 5 test marks; Reverse: Test mark

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

17.04

Axis

Diameter (mm)

27.3

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 : 2649

Note:

http://www.sylloge-nummorum-graecorum.org/ ID: SNGuk_0503_2649

Reference

Price : 216

Reference

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

Reference

PELLA : http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.216

Contributors to this coin record

SGlenn, vheuchert, gthompson