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Tetradrachm: Zeus, Seated, l., Holding Staff and Eagle, Torch Left (reverse)

336–323 BCE

Greek, Macedonian, minted at Amphipolis (Macedonia), reign of Alexander III [The Great]

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silver
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Diameter: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.)
Weight: 1.035 g (0.04 oz.)
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Gift of Dr. Jacob Hirsch 1941.294.b
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Alexander the Great claimed descent from Herakles and Zeus, picturing them both on his coinage.

Tetradrachm: Zeus, Seated, l., Holding Staff and Eagle, Torch Left (reverse)

336–323 BCE

Greek, Macedonian, minted at Amphipolis (Macedonia), reign of Alexander III [The Great]

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