Ancient Greek coin – HCR23447

Obverse

Design:

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

Reverse

Inscription:

ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ

Design:

Zeus seated, right leg drawn back, on throne, holding sceptre and eagle; monogram, grapes and vine leaf in left field

Information

Period

Greek

Person

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

Mint

Chios

Denomination

Drachm

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

c. 290 BC–c. 275 BC (according to Price)

Note

The coin appears to have been restruck upon another bearing a countermark of a female head to left

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

4.14

Axis

Diameter (mm)

20.3

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

9/1966

Source

Dr E. S. G. Robinson

Acquisition credit

Presented by Dr E. S. G. Robinson, 1966.

Weight standard

Attic

Place of purchase

Athens

Reference

SNG Ashmolean III : 2807

Note:

http://www.sylloge-nummorum-graecorum.org/ ID: SNGuk_0503_2807

Reference

Price : 2318var. (extra bar in monogram)

Reference

SNG Ashmolean X : 1937

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

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