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Monograms
Coin: 539
Format
Coin
Numismatic Collection
Firestone
Issue
245
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Special Collections - Numismatics Collection
Coin 539
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Object Type
coin
Denomination
Tetradrachm
Metal
Silver
Region
Asia
State
Cyprus
City
Amathus
Ruler
Alexander III the Great (-336 to -323)
Date
-325 to -323
Obverse Figure Description
Hercules, head, right, lion skin headdress
Reverse Figure Description
Jupiter, seated, left, on throne, legs uncrossed, eagle in r. hand, sceptre in l. hand
Reverse Legend
ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ
Reverse Attributes
eagle flying l., in l. field
globule, above jupiter's foot in l. field
design, under throne
Citations
Price, Martin Jessop Price, The Coinage in the Name of Alexander the Great and Philip Arrhidaeus: A British Museum Catalogue, 1991 3085
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Coin Description
Size
25 in mm
Die Axis
12
Weight
16.58 in grams
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