Ancient Greek coin – HCR23710

Obverse

Design:

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

Reverse

Inscription:

ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ

Design:

Zeus seated, legs together, on throne, holding sceptre and eagle; long torch in left field, monogram below throne, Μ in exergue

Information

Period

Greek

Dynasty

Argead

Reign

Alexander III of Macedon

Person

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

Mint

Babylon

Denomination

Tetradrachm

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

c. 325 BC–323 BC (according to Price)

Note

Obverse: 2 test marks; Reverse: Test mark

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

17.07

Axis

Diameter (mm)

27.4

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

Countermark (obverse)

Circular

Reference

SNG Ashmolean III : 3062

Note:

http://www.sylloge-nummorum-graecorum.org/ ID: SNGuk_0503_3062

Reference

Price : 3643

Reference

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

Reference

PELLA : http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.3643

Contributors to this coin record

SGlenn, vheuchert