Ancient Greek coin – HCR23567

Obverse

Inscription:

ΝΙΚΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ

Design:

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

Reverse

Inscription:

ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ

Design:

Zeus seated, legs together, on backless throne, holding sceptre and eagle; monogram in left field, bee below throne

Information

Period

Greek

Person

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

Mint

Paphos

Denomination

Tetradrachm

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

c. 325 BC–c. 317 BC (according to Price)

Note

obverse inscription along inner edge of lion's mane

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

17.23

Axis

Diameter (mm)

26.4

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition date

30/4/1958

Source

Sotheby 30/04/1958 (Haughton), 42

Acquisition credit

Purchased, 1958.

Weight standard

Attic

Hoard name

Demanhur

Reference

SNG Ashmolean III : 2920

Note:

http://www.sylloge-nummorum-graecorum.org/ ID: SNGuk_0503_2920

Reference

Price : 3120

Reference

IGCH : http://coinhoards.org/id/igch1664

Reference

PELLA : http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.3120

Contributors to this coin record

SGlenn