Drachma of Alexander III (the Great)

mid 4th-late 1st century BCE (Hellenistic) Max diam: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm) Citation

Obverse: Head of Alexander the Great, wearing the lion skin of Herakles, right. Reverse: Zeus, draped, enthroned, left, holding a scepter in the left hand, an eagle in the right. This coin could be a genuine issue by Alexander, but the type was continued by his successors and...

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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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