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

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

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays Alexander the great wearing Herakles' signature lion skin cloak, facing right. On the back (reverse) the god Zeus is shown seated, facing left, with a scepter and an eagle. An anchor countermark appears within an incuse rectangle.

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