Gold Coin, Babylon, 323 BCE - 317 BCE 1944.100.26657

Physical Description

• Authenticity: Imitation
• Axis: 12

• Conservation State

  • Secondary Treatment: Plated

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 4.44
  • Diameter (in mm): 17.4

Typological Description

Source: Price 3688

• Object Type: Coin
• Date Range: 323 BCE - 317 BCE
• Denomination: Stater
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Gold

• Authority

  • Stated Authority: Alexander III of Macedon
  • • Dynasty: Argead Dynasty
    • State: Kingdom of Macedonia

• Geographic

  • Mint: Babylon

• Obverse

  • Deity: Athena

• Reverse

  • Deity: Nike
  • Symbol (LeftWing): ΛΥ
  • Symbol (RightWing): bee
• TypeSeries: Price (1991)

References

• Reference: Price 3688

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1944.100.26657
• Department: Greek
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

• Provenance

  • Bequest of E.T. Newell

Notes

• Imitation

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
• License: Public Domain Mark (images)
• Rights: No Copyright - United States