Coin Portraying Alexander the Great as the Hero Herakles
Ancient Greek
-306–-297
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- Diam.: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.)
- Genre
- coin
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
Greekalexander the greatcoininorganic materialancient artnonferrous metalbronzestruckcopper alloyancientHeraclesmetal
About
The front of this coin depicts Alexander the great in the guise of the hero Herakles. The back depicts a horseman.
