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Drachma of Alexander III (The Great)
Obverse: Head of Herakles wearing lion-skin, right. Reverse: Zeus, draped, seated on throne right, holding eagle in right hand, scepter in left; lyre to left under eagle; vertical inscription to right.
This is an extremely common type which usually varies only in its finer details. Here, the badly-abraded lyre is the only element allowing close identification.
Inscription
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1962 | The Arts of Man. Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas. |
Geographies
Turkey, Colophon (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Max diam: 11/16 in. (1.67 cm); axis: 11:00
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
59.529