Tetradachm of Alexander the Great as Herakles
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Tetradachm of Alexander the Great as Herakles
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Published 2019-02-01T11:50:04+00:00
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The obverse side shows the head of Alexander the Great as Herakles/Hercules, wearing lionskin. Dot border.
The reverse shows Zeus seated, nude to waist, holding an eagle in right hand and scepter in left hand, palm before legs.
Purchase with the Nancy Everett Dwight Fund from the Caroline Morris Galt Collection
Digitised by Laura Weston, 2019 - lmweston@mtholyoke.edu
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| Date published | 01/02/2019 |
| Complexity | Easy |
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| Title | Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great as Herakles |
| Date | 245-225 BC |
| Dimension | 32mm |
| Accession | MH 2000.2.74a.INV |
| Period | Hellenistic |
| Medium | Silver |
| Credit | Digitised by Laura Weston, 2019 - lmweston@mtholyoke.edu |
| Record | http://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?museum=all&t=objects&type=all&f=&s=mh_2000_2_74&record=0 |
| Artist | Unknown artist |
| Place | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum |
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