Ancient Greek coin – HCR9627

Obverse

Design:

Head of Athena wearing triple crested Corinthian helmet; on bowl, coiled snake

Reverse

Inscription:

ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ

Design:

Nike standing facing holding wreath and stylis; thunderbolt in left field

Information

Period

Greek

Dynasty

Argead

Reign

Alexander III of Macedon

Person

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

Mint

Amphipolis

Denomination

Stater

Material

gold

Technique

struck

Dating

c. 330 BC–c. 320 BC (according to Price)

Note

HCR9627

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

8.6

Axis

Diameter (mm)

24.6

Acquisition method

bequest

Acquisition date

1770

Source

Reverend Charles Godwyn

Acquisition credit

Bequeathed by the Reverend Charles Godwyn, 1770.

mint attribution: uncertain

Weight standard

Attic

Reference

SNG Ashmolean III : 2520

Note:

http://www.sylloge-nummorum-graecorum.org/ ID: SNGuk_0503_2520

Reference

Price : 164

Reference

PELLA : http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.164

Contributors to this coin record

SGlenn, gthompson