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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Macedonia with head of Herakles, struck under Alexander III
Greek
Late Classical or Early Hellenistic Period
330–320 B.C.
Mint: Macedonia (Kingdom), Damaskos (Syria)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 25.5 mm. Weight: 17.12 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Gift of Charles S. Lipson
Accession Number67.748
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Herakles right.
Reverse: Zeus seated left, scepter in left hand, eagle on right.
At left, ram protome.
Inscriptions in Greek below throne and at right.
Reverse: Zeus seated left, scepter in left hand, eagle on right.
At left, ram protome.
Inscriptions in Greek below throne and at right.
Provenance1967, gift of Charles S. Lipson (dealer), Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 28, 1967)