Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great
Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great
Place of OriginGreece
Dateabout 333 BCE
DimensionsDiam: 1 1/8 in. (3.1 cm)
MediumCoin, silver.
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Carl B. Spitzer
Object number
1934.15
Not on View
DescriptionObverse: head of Heracles; Reverse: Zeus, seated, with eagle and staff.
Comparative ReferencesSee also Newell, Ed T., "Numismatic Notes and Monographs, no. 19," Alexander Hoards, Demanhur, 1905, no. 197, p. 38.
about 333 BCE
about 320-319 BCE
321-281 BCE
2nd Century BCE
Ptolemaic Period (332–30 BCE), about 305–283 BCE
550-480 BCE
550-480 BCE
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