Stater: Head of Bearded Herakles (obverse); Horse (Cleveland Museum of Art 1916.990)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
389–369 BCE
An older, bearded Herakles wears his lion-skin on the obverse of this coin, surrounded by a beaded border. On the reverse, a horse stands within an incuse square, where the inscription ΑΜΥΝ ΤΑ identifies King Amyntas III as ruler. The pairing of head and horse extends back to the earlier Macedonian king Archelaus (413-399 BC), though a young male head sometimes takes the place of Herakles. Cleveland Museum of Art object 1916.990: Stater: Head of Bearded Herakles (obverse); Horse (reverse), 389–369 BCE. Greek, Macedonian, probably minted at Pella (Macedonia), reign of Amyntas III. Silver; diameter: 2.1 cm (13/16 in.). Inscribed: ΑΜΥΝ | ΤΑ (Amyntas). Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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Historical context
Amyntas III was the father of Philip II and grandfather of Alexander III (the Great).
Physical characteristics
- Materials
- silver
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 2.1 cm (13/16 in.)
- Measurements
- Diameter: 2.1 cm (13/16 in.)
- Material and technique
- silver
Design
- Inscription
- ΑΜΥΝ | ΤΑ (Amyntas)
Identification
- Date recorded
- 389–369 BCE
- Culture period
- Greek, Macedonian, probably minted at Pella (Macedonia), reign of Amyntas III
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1916.990
- Museum classification
- Coins
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Catalogue references
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