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Description: | A silver tetradrachm or drachm of Alexander III, minted between 315 -294 BC, probably in Amphipolis.Obverse: Head of Herakles right in a lion skin headress.Reverse: Zeus seated left holding an eagle and sceptre, monogram of alpha and gamma in field.See: Andrew Meadows & Roderick Williams, The Collection of the Society of Antiquaries Newcastle upon Tyne, Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum volume XIII, British Academy (2005), plate 8, no.'s 156-166.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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