Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Alexander the Great as the Hero Herakles

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Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Alexander the Great as the Hero Herakles

Greek; minted in Sidon, ancient PhoeniciaLinkedCulture matchlcp-ebbfadf6b1f5

Date
323-317 BCE
Medium
Silver
Culture
Macedonia
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
9695

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The front of this coin portrays Alexander the Great wearing Herakles' signature lion skin cloak, facing right. On the back the god Zeus is shown seated, facing left.

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Credit line
Gift of Mrs. William Nelson Pelouze
Provenance
Mrs. William Nelson (Helen T.) Pelouze (1866-1953), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1923.

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AAT300037334

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