Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Alexander the Great as Herakles

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Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

323-317 BCE

Greek; minted in Sidon, ancient Phoenicia

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.

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

Culture: Ancient Greek
Title: Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Alexander the Great as Herakles
Place: Macedonia (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.: 323 BCE–317 BCE
Medium: Silver
Inscriptions: ΦΙΛΙΓΓΟΥ Ν
Dimensions: Diam.: 2.6 cm (1 1/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. William Nelson Pelouze
Reference Number: 1923.1149
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Ancient Art Galleries, Gallery 155, April 20, 1994 - February 6, 2012.

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

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