Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the Hero Herakles with the Features of Alexander the Great

Art Institute of Chicago

Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the Hero Herakles with the Features of Alexander the Great

Greek, minted in ancient Macedonia

Date
336-323 BCE
Medium
Silver
Culture
Roman Empire
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the head of Alexander the Great wearing a lion skin. The back (reverse) depicts the god Zeus seated to the left with an eagle in his right hand and staff in left. A monogram and the inscription ΑΛΑΞΑΝΔPOY also appear.

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Object type
AAT300037334

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