Ancient Greek coin

Details

• Title

  Ancient Greek coin

• Associated people

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

• Associated place

  Asia › Iraq › Babil Governorate › Babylon (mint)

• Date

  c. 311 BC–c. 305 BC

• Material and technique

  gold, struck

• Material index

  processed material › metal › gold

• Technique index

  struck

• Denomination

  stater

• Object type

  currency › coin

• Dimensions

  19 mm (diameter)
  8.51 g (weight)
  12 o'clock (die-axis)

• Inscription/mark

  ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ

• Design

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

  
  

  Nike walking facing holding wreath and stylis; ΜΙ below left wing, monogram in wreath below right wing (reverse)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased, 1947.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Heberden Coin Room

• Accession no.

  HCR23677

• Standard URI

  http://hcr.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/HCR23677

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