Cleveland Museum of Art
Tetradrachm: Head of Young Herakles, r., with Lion Skin (obverse)
- Date
- 336–323 BCE
- Medium
- silver
- Culture
- Greek, Macedonian, minted at Amphipolis (Macedonia), reign of Alexander III [The Great]
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Alexander the Great claimed descent from Herakles and Zeus, picturing them both on his coinage.
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