Description
Collection Number:
WC 170
Object Number:
Dates:
90 BC - 70 BC
Denomination:
tetradrakhma
Dimensions:
0.00mm
Weight:
16.31g
Authority:
Rome
Mint:
Amphipolis?
Languages:
Greek
Latin
Obverse Type: Head of Alexander the Great, with horn of Zeus-Ammon encircling ear, facing right; l. field underneath portrait MAKEDONWN
Obverse Legend:
MAKEDONWN
Obverse Inscription Languages:
Greek
Obverse Mintmarks: none
Obverse Inscription Comment:
none
Reverse Type: Vertical club of Herakles, flanked by Roman quaestor's chair (sella) to right and money chest (cista) to left, surrounded by laurel wreath; above club, AESILLAS; lower right field, Q (= q[uaestor])
Reverse Legend:
AESILLAS; Q
Reverse Inscription Languages:
Latin
Reverse Mintmarks:
none
Reverse Inscription Comments:
none
Bibliography
R. Bauslaugh Silver Coinage with the Types of Aesillas the Quaestor (New York: 2000) Group VI O43/R190 (this coin; unique)
WC I no. 170 (this coin)