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Silver Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great
Silver Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great
Silver Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great

Silver Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great

Date323 - 320 BCE
PeriodHellenistic Greece
Place MadeAmphipolis, Macedon, Europe
MediumSilver
Dimensions22 mm, 17.24 g
Credit LineGift of Drs. John and Bessie Sawhill
Object number2024.2.71
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DescriptionObverse: Head of beardless Heracles right wearing lion skin headdress Reverse: Zeus seated on stool-throne left, eagle on outstretched right hand, sceptre in left hand; Athena Promachos in left field; ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ to right Attribution: Price 105
NotesOn the reverse, the symbol in the left field is Athena Promachos or Athena "Who Leads from the Front" in battle. The coins of Alexander used a variety of symbols to indicate where each coin was minted. Here, Athena Promacho shows the coin was minted in Amphipolis, Macedonia. Symbol in LF is Athena Promachos

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