Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Alexander the Great

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

356-323 BCE

Greek

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays Alexander the Great as Herakles, wearing the hero’s signature lion skin cloak, surrounded by a dotted border.
On the back (reverse), the god Zeus is depicted seated with an eagle in his right hand and a staff in his left.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Culture: Ancient Greek
Title: Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Alexander the Great
Place: Ancient Greece (Minted in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 356 BCE–323 BCE
Medium: Silver
Inscriptions: Obverse: ΑΛΞEΑΝΔΠΟΥ BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ
Dimensions: Diam.: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of William F. Dunham
Reference Number: 1920.2725
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William F. Dunham (1857-1936), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1920.

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