Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, Odessos
CoinsGreek2nd-1st century BCE

Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, Odessos

125 BCE-70 BCE

Artists

Alexander III, the GreatCoin Constituent

Description

Obverse: Head of young Heracles r. wearing lion skin. Reverse: ALEXANDROU BASILEWS; Zeus seated l. on throne holding eagle and scepter; to l., TH E [Greek theta epsilon]; below throne, monogram [H with small delta or lambda atop crossbar, semicircle below crossbar].

Classification
Coins
Technique
Struck
Medium
Silver
Culture
Greek
Period
Hellenistic period, Late
Century
2nd-1st century BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

16.38 g

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