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Collection Online as of December 7, 2023

Tetradrachm: Zeus, Seated, l., Holding Staff and Eagle, Torch Left (reverse)

336–323 BC

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

Silver

Diameter: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.)

Gift of Dr. Jacob Hirsch 1941.294.b

Location

not on view

Fun Fact

Alexander the Great claimed descent from Herakles and Zeus, picturing them both on his coinage.

Inscriptions

Inscription

Λ

Inscription Remark

Mint mark

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/1941.294.b