Amphipolis, Alexander der Große, tetradrachm (CN type 22688)
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Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
336-323 v. Chr.
tetradrachm in silver struck at Amphipolis under Alexander der Große dated 336-323 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 22688. Obverse: Head of (youthful) Heracles, right, wearing lion skin. Reverse: Zeus (Aëtophoros) enthroned left, wearing long garment, holding eagle, right, in outstretched right hand and sceptre in left hand, cornucopia on the left in front.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- tetradrachm
- Recorded diameter
- 27.2 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 15.16 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Amphipolis
- Authority type
- Ruler
- Weight standard
- Attic
- Issuing authority
- Alexander der Große
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of (youthful) Heracles, right, wearing lion skin.
- Reverse type
- Zeus (Aëtophoros) enthroned left, wearing long garment, holding eagle, right, in outstretched right hand and sceptre in left hand, cornucopia on the left in front.
- Reverse legend
- ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/22688
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 22688
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 108, pl. 22
Research required
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