Ancient Greek coin – HCR23787

Obverse

Design:

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

Reverse

Inscription:

ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ

Design:

Zeus seated, right leg drawn back, on backless throne, holding sceptre and eagle; thunderbolt in left field, ΔΙ below throne

Information

Period

Greek

Person

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

Mint

Memphis

Denomination

Tetradrachm

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

c. 323 BC–c. 316 BC (according to Price)

Note

Obverse: Test mark; Weight loss due to corrosion

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

16.54

Axis

Diameter (mm)

26.4

Acquisition method

deposit

Acquisition date

1924

Source

Balliol College

Acquisition credit

Deposited by Balliol College, 1924.

Weight standard

Attic

Hoard name

Kuft

Countermark (obverse)

Bee

Graffito (reverse)

Reference

SNG Ashmolean III : 3138

Note:

http://www.sylloge-nummorum-graecorum.org/ ID: SNGuk_0503_3138

Reference

Price : 3976

Reference

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

Reference

PELLA : http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.3976

Contributors to this coin record

SGlenn, vheuchert