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

Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, Mesembria

125 BCE-65 BCE

Artists

Alexander III, the GreatCoin Constituent

Description

Obverse: Head of young Herakles r. wearing lion skin. Reverse: ALEXANDROU BASILEWS; Zeus seated l. on throne holding eagle and scepter; to l., crested helmet r. and symbol [letters NK joined]; below throne, symbol [letters MH superimposed, arc in center joining diagonals]

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

16.24 g

Provenance

Ars Classica 13, 27 June 1928, 525

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