Ancient Greek coin – HCR23825

Obverse

Design:

Head of Heracles, beardless, wearing lion skin, right

Reverse

Inscription:

ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (right); Μ (left); monogram (beneath throne)

Design:

Zeus seated, right leg drawn back, on backless throne, holding sceptre and eagle; dotted border

Information

Period

Greek

Person

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

Mint

uncertain Phoenician or Syrian mint (Greek)

Denomination

Tetradrachm

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

c. 310 BC – c. 275 BC (placeholder)

Note

Reverse: Blundered legend

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

14.82

Axis

Diameter (mm)

26.1

Acquisition method

deposit

Acquisition date

1924

Source

Balliol College

Acquisition credit

Deposited by Balliol College, 1924.

mint attribution: uncertain
imitation
plated

Weight standard

Attic

Reference

SNG Ashmolean III : 3174

Note:

http://www.sylloge-nummorum-graecorum.org/ ID: SNGuk_0503_3174

Reference

Price : –

Contributors to this coin record

vheuchert, gthompson