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ID number:  BIRBI-G006
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  P.D. Whitting Collection
Artist / Maker:  Alexander the Great
Title / Object name / Definition:  Hemidrachm
Object type:  Coin
Place made:  Mint of Amphipolis
Culture:  Macedonian
Date made:  336-323 BC
Collector:  P.D. Whitting
Materials:  Silver
Measurements:  2.46 g

Description: Obverse: Head of Herakles (Hercules) wearing a lion skin.
Reverse: Enthroned Zeus holding an eagle. The images of the demi-god and king of the gods on the reverse and obverse of the coin alludes to the divine ancestry of Alexander. Herakles was often used by Hellenistic rulers on their coins as a figure of strength.
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Inscriptions / Translations: No inscription.

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