Silver Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, Tarsus - Cilicia
Title
Silver Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, Tarsus - Cilicia
Subject
Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C.--Numismatics
Description
Obv. bust of Alexander the Great as Heracles with lion skin r.
Rev. Zeus seated l. holding eagle in r. and sceptre in l.; at r. ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔ[ΡΟΥ] (=ALEXANDROU); border of dots
Weight: 16.2g
Diameter: 23.9mm
Alexander III of Macedon, better known as Alexander the Great, came to power in 336 BCE at age 16 after his father, Philip II, was assassinated by Pausanias, the former king’s lover and captain of bodyguards. Alexander continued his father’s campaigns abroad and gained control of Greece by 335. During his successful imperial career, he spread Greek religion and culture throughout Europe and Asia. He founded over twenty cities, most famously Alexandria in Egypt. He invaded India in 326 and had plans to invade Arabia next, but died in 323 on his way home to deal with mutiny among his troops. In the fourth century CE, an account of his life and accomplishments known as the Alexander Romance was written, and became the most popular piece of European literature second only to the Bible.
Rev. Zeus seated l. holding eagle in r. and sceptre in l.; at r. ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔ[ΡΟΥ] (=ALEXANDROU); border of dots
Weight: 16.2g
Diameter: 23.9mm
Alexander III of Macedon, better known as Alexander the Great, came to power in 336 BCE at age 16 after his father, Philip II, was assassinated by Pausanias, the former king’s lover and captain of bodyguards. Alexander continued his father’s campaigns abroad and gained control of Greece by 335. During his successful imperial career, he spread Greek religion and culture throughout Europe and Asia. He founded over twenty cities, most famously Alexandria in Egypt. He invaded India in 326 and had plans to invade Arabia next, but died in 323 on his way home to deal with mutiny among his troops. In the fourth century CE, an account of his life and accomplishments known as the Alexander Romance was written, and became the most popular piece of European literature second only to the Bible.
Date
333-323 BCE
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