Ancient Greek coin

Details

• Title

  Ancient Greek coin

• Associated people

  Alexander III of Macedonia (-336 - -323) (ruler)

• Associated place

  The Greek World › Macedonia › Strymonian and Bottiaean District › Amphipolis (mint)

• Date

  c. 330 BC–c. 320 BC

• Material and technique

  gold, struck

• Material index

  processed material › metal › gold

• Technique index

  struck

• Denomination

  stater

• Object type

  currency › coin

• Dimensions

  25 mm (diameter)
  8.60 g (weight)
  9 o'clock (die-axis)

• Inscription/mark

  ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ

• Design

  Head of Athena wearing triple crested Corinthian helmet; on bowl, coiled snake (obverse)

  
  

  Nike standing facing holding wreath and stylis; thunderbolt in left field (reverse)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Reverend Charles Godwyn, 1770.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Heberden Coin Room

• Accession no.

  HCR9627

• Standard URI

  http://hcr.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/HCR9627

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