Ancient Greek coin – HCR7179

Obverse

Inscription:

ΝΙΚΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ (?) (in scalp of headdress)

Design:

Head of Heracles, beardless, wearing lion skin, right; dotted border

Reverse

Inscription:

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (right); monogram (left)

Design:

Zeus, legs together, on backless throne, holding sceptre and eagle, seated left; laurel sprig (beneath throne); dotted border

Information

Period

Greek

Person

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

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; HCR7179

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

17.27

Diameter (mm)

36.3

Acquisition method

bequest

Acquisition date

1961

Source

J. M. F. May; Sotheby 19/03/1951, 75

Acquisition credit

Bequeathed by J. M. F. May, 1961.

Weight standard

Attic

Hoard name

Demanhur

Monogram (reverse)

Reference

SNG Ashmolean III : 2919

Note:

http://www.sylloge-nummorum-graecorum.org/ ID: SNGuk_0503_2919

Reference

Price : 3123

Reference

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

Reference

PELLA : http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.3123

Contributors to this coin record

SGlenn, cgallacher, gthompson