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| Figure III-2-chi-076. Chimaera, monstrous hybrid creature, composed of the parts of a lion and a goat, and with a tail terminating with snake's head as a mint's control mark. Iconographic context: Zeus, eagle. |
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Mint: | Issuer/Authority: | Historical Period, Date: |
Collection: |
| A. | Silver | Tetradrachm (reverse) |
Corinth, Corinthia |
Alexander III Megas (r. 336-323 BC) |
Early Hellenistic, 323-310 BC |
British Museum, London |
| B. | Silver | Tetradrachm (reverse) |
Corinth, Corinthia |
Alexander III Megas (r. 336-323 BC) |
Early Hellenistic, 310-290 BC |
British Museum, London |
| C. | Silver | Tetradrachm (reverse) |
Corinth, Corinthia |
Alexander III Megas (r. 336-323 BC) |
Early Hellenistic, 310-290 BC |
American Numismatic Society, New York |
| D. | Silver | Tetradrachm (reverse) |
Corinth, Corinthia |
Alexander III Megas (r. 336-323 BC) |
Early Hellenistic, 310-290 BC |
American Numismatic Society, New York |
| E. | Silver | Tetradrachm (reverse) |
Corinth, Corinthia |
Alexander III Megas (r. 336-323 BC) |
Early Hellenistic, 310-290 BC |
British Museum, London |
| F. | Silver | Tetradrachm (reverse) |
Corinth, Corinthia |
Alexander III Megas (r. 336-323 BC) |
Early Hellenistic, 310-290 BC |
Private |
| Source-Image(s): British Museum (www.britishmuseum.org; © The Trustees of the British Museum): A (1969,0115.1), B (HPB,p46.26), E (2002,0101.173); American Numismatic Society, MANTIS (www.numismatics.org; © American Numismatic Society): C (1947.98.105), D (1944.100.29634); Ancient Coins Search (www.acsearch.info; © ACSearch.info and the original holders): F (Numismatik Lanz München, Auction 159, 8 December 2014, Lot 104). The representative scale is not universal. The full list of numismatic and exonumic images' sources is available on the Coins introductory page. |
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