The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 7, 2023

Tetradrachm: Zeus (reverse)

336–323 BC

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Greek, Macedonian, minted at Amphipolis (Macedonia), reign of Alexander III [The Great]

Silver

Diameter: 2.6 cm (1 in.)

Gift of J. H. Wade 1916.981.b

Location

not on view

Fun Fact

The Pegasos protome beside Zeus (on the reverse) indicates that this coin was minted at Amphipolis.

Inscriptions

Inscription

ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ

Inscription Translation

Of Alexander

Exhibition history

Stories From Storage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1916.981.b