Coin Item Number: 2189/289 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Silver coin of Alexander III (the Great). Obverse: head of Heracles, right facing, wearing a lion skin. Reverse: Zeus seated left facing on a throne, holding an eagle and a sceptre. From the mint of Akae, in Phoenicia?
Item History
- Made in Greece ? between 337 BCE and 324 BCE
- Owned by Sid Leary before 1950
- Owned by Florence Leary between 1950 and June 1957
- Received from Florence Leary (Donor) during June 1957
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 2189/289
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- silver metal
- Overall
- height 0.482 cm, diameter 2.511 cm
Who
- Culture
- Greek
- Previous Owner
- Sid Leary and Florence Leary
- Received from
- Florence Leary (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Greece ?
When
- Creation Date
- between 337 BCE and 324 BCE
- Ownership Date
- before 1950 and between 1950 and June 1957
- Acquisition Date
- during June 1957
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2189/0289