Tetradrachm with Head of Alexander the Great

Culture: Ancient Greek, c.900–31 BCE
Period: Hellenistic period, 323–31 BCE
Associated: Seleucus I Nicator, Basileus of the Seleucid Empire, reigned 312–281 BCE
Depicted: Alexander the Great, Macedonian, reigned 336–323 BCE
Date: 312–280 BCE
Material: Silver
minted in: Susa, Khuzestan province, Iran, Asia
Classification: Coins & currency, metalwork
Collection: Ancient Art
Current Location: On View, Gallery 320 East
Dimensions: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
16.98 grams
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. Cornelius F. P. Stueck
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 319:1991

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