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Tetradrachm of Corinth with head of Herakles, struck in the name of Alexander III
Greek
Early Hellenistic Period
220–215 B.C.
Mint: Macedonia (Kingdom), Corinth (Corinthia)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 29 mm. Weight: 16.81 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number68.111
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing skin of Nemean lion.
Reverse: Zeus seated left, feet on small footstool, holding scepter in left hand and eagle on right.
One Nike on back of throne reaches out to crown him and another to crown eagle.
At left, trident.
Below throne: monogram. Inscription in Greek at right.
Reverse: Zeus seated left, feet on small footstool, holding scepter in left hand and eagle on right.
One Nike on back of throne reaches out to crown him and another to crown eagle.
At left, trident.
Below throne: monogram. Inscription in Greek at right.
ProvenanceBy 1968: with George Zacos, Engelgasse 65, Basel, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from George Zacos, April 10, 1968