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Maker(s):	Alexander III (minted under)
Culture:	Greek
Title:	Drachm of Alexander III, the Great, as Herakles
Date Made:	Classical Period; 336-323 BCE
Type:	Coin/Numismatic
Materials:	Silver (AG)
Place Made:	Europe; Greece; Amphipolis
Measurements:	24mm; 17.258g
Accession Number:	MH 2004.13.2
Credit Line:	Gift of the Estate of Nathan Whitman
Museum Collection:	Mount Holyoke College Art Museum

Description:
Obverse: Bust of Alexander in the guise of Herakles/Hercules right, wearing lion-skin headdress.
Reverse: Zeus seated left, holds eagle in right hand and long sceptre in left. Dot border; BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔΓOY.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; numismatics

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