Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 17.13 grams, 27 mm. Alexander the Great, 336-323 BC. Obverse: bust of Herakles l. Reverse: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated l.; to l., Λ; beneath throne, E.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Macedon (ancient kingdom)
Verbatim coll. place:
bought in Paris
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)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: ALEXANDROU
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Tetradrachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
336-323 BC
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 27 millimeters and weight 17.13 grams
Loans:
S1971-1972 #151: Department of Art History (UC Berkeley)/Anna M. McCann (July 9, 1972–June 9, 1972), S1974-1975 #8: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (December 5, 1973–November 19, 1974), S1975-1976 #22: University of Oregon (March 22, 1976–June 14, 1976), and S1977-1978 #51: Department of Classics (UC Berkeley)/Crawford Hallock Greenewalt Jr. (April 5, 1978–June 7, 1978)