Ancient Greek coin – HCR23535

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; plough in left field, 2 pellets, grapes below throne

Information

Period

Greek

Dynasty

Argead

Reign

Alexander III of Macedon

Person

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

Mint

Tarsus

Denomination

Tetradrachm

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

c. 327 BC–c. 323 BC (according to Price)

Note

Obverse: Test mark; Reverse: Test mark

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

16.93

Axis

Diameter (mm)

26.7

Acquisition method

deposit

Acquisition date

1924

Source

Balliol College

Acquisition credit

Deposited by Balliol College, 1924.

Weight standard

Attic

Hoard name

Kuft

Punch mark (obverse)

Bee

Reference

SNG Ashmolean III : 2889

Note:

http://www.sylloge-nummorum-graecorum.org/ ID: SNGuk_0503_2889

Reference

Price : 3027

Reference

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

Reference

PELLA : http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.3027

Contributors to this coin record

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