Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 17.20 grams, 28 mm. Alexander the Great, 336-320 BC. Pella, Greece. Obverse: bust of Herakles l. Reverse: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated l. Remarks: no mint marks.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Macedon (ancient kingdom)
Verbatim coll. place:
Vve. Raymond Serrure, 19 Rue d
Production place:
Macedon (ancient kingdom)
Culture or time period:
Greek Classical Period (480–323 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson and Raymond Serrure
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Heracles (Greek and Roman diety) and Zeus (Greek deity)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: ALEXANDROU
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Tetradrachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
336-320 BC
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 28 millimeters and weight 17.2 grams
Loans:
S1996-1997 #5d: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (November 13, 1996–April 17, 1997)