Description
Collection Number: WC 171
Object Number:
Dates: 90 BC - 70 BC
Denomination: tetradrakhma
Dimensions: 0.00mm
Weight: 16.10g
Authority: Rome
Mint: Amphipolis?
Languages: Greek; Latin
Obverse Type: Head of Alexander the Great, with horn of Zeus-Ammon encircling ear, facing right; left field, underneath, MAKEDONWN
Obverse Legend:
MAKEDONWN
Obverse Inscription Languages: Greek
Obverse Mintmarks:
none
Obverse Inscription Comment: none
Reverse Type: Herakles club vertical, flanked by Roman quaestor's chair (sella) to right and money chest (cista) to left, surrounded by laurel wreath; above the 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 II O12b/R66
WC I no. 171 (this coin)