Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, Sardis
CoinsGreek4th century BCE

Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, Sardis

319 BCE-315 BCE

Artists

Alexander III, the GreatCoin Constituent

Description

Obv.: Head of young Heracles r. wearing lion skin. Rev.: Zeus seated l. on throne holding eagle and scepter; to l., G [Greek gamma]; below throne, A; to r., amphora; in exergue, ivy-leaf.

Classification
Coins
Technique
Struck
Medium
Silver
Culture
Greek
Period
Hellenistic period, Early
Century
4th century BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

17.11 g

Provenance

CNG Sale 54, 14 June 2000, no.472.

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