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Tetradrachm of Miletos with head of Herakles, struck in the name of Alexander III of Macedonia
Greek
Hellenistic Period
295–275 B.C.
Mint: Ionia, Miletos
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 29.5 mm. Weight: 16.99 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number68.109
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing skin of Nemean lion.
Reverse: Zeus seated left, feet on small footstool, holding scepter in left hand and eagle on right.
At left: a monogram.
Inscription in Greek in right field, downwards.
Reverse: Zeus seated left, feet on small footstool, holding scepter in left hand and eagle on right.
At left: a monogram.
Inscription in Greek in right field, downwards.
ProvenanceBy 1968: with George Zacos, Engelgasse 65, Basel, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from George Zacos, April 10, 1968