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Coin: 665

Format: Coin
Numismatic Collection: Firestone
Issue: 281

Details

Object Type

coin

Denomination

Metal

Region

State

City

Ruler

Alexander III the Great (-336 to -323)

Date

Obverse Figure Description

Hercules, head, right, lionskin headdress

Reverse Figure Description

Jupiter, seated, left, seated on throne, legs crossed, eagle in r. hand, sceptre in l. hand

Reverse Legend

ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΙΩΣ

Reverse Attributes

Citations

Price, Martin Jessop Price, The Coinage in the Name of Alexander the Great and Philip Arrhidaeus: A British Museum Catalogue, 1991 1195

References

Price

Coin Description

Size: 29 in mm
Die Axis: 12
Weight: 16.13 in grams
Accession: Accession number: 68, 2000-09-30, Harlan J. Berk
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