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Tetradrachm: Zeus, Seated, l., Holding Staff and Eagle, Torch Left (reverse)
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Alexander the Great claimed descent from Herakles and Zeus, picturing them both on his coinage.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineTetradrachm: Zeus, Seated, l., Holding Staff and Eagle, Torch Left (reverse), 336–323 BCE. Greek, Macedonian, minted at Amphipolis (Macedonia), reign of Alexander III [The Great]. Silver; diameter: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Jacob Hirsch, 1941.294.b
