308 (original number) and 8-4490a (previous museum number (recataloged from))
Accession number:
Acc.147
Description:
Coin; AR; Drachm; Greek. 3.11 grams, 19 mm. Obverse: head of Herakles r. Reverse: Zeus enthroned, l; in exergue, mint marks. Remarks: "Barbarous imitation of Alexander the Great.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Gaul (ancient region)
Production place:
Gaul (ancient region)
Culture or time period:
Classical Macedonia (480-323 BC) and Gallic
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Heracles (Greek and Roman diety) and Zeus (Greek deity)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Drachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers and 7.6 Bogus Currency