Ancient Greek coin – HCR24022

Obverse

Design:

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

Reverse

Inscription:

ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ

Design:

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

Information

Period

Greek

Person

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

Mint

Odessus

Denomination

Tetradrachm

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

c. 125 BC–c. 70 BC (according to Price)

Note

Reverse: Overstruck on a tetradrachm of Macedonia Prima; Μ]ΑΚ[-, ΠΡΩ[- and handle of club are visible across legs of Zeus

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

15.65

Axis

Diameter (mm)

32.8

Acquisition method

deposit

Acquisition collection reference

258

Acquisition date

1940

Source

Christ Church

Acquisition credit

Deposited by Christ Church, 1940.

Weight standard

Attic

Reference

SNG Ashmolean III : 2680

Note:

http://www.sylloge-nummorum-graecorum.org/ ID: SNGuk_0503_2680

Reference

Price : 1184

Reference

PELLA : http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1184

Contributors to this coin record

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