Gold stater

Unknown

ca. 323/2–315 BCE · Gold · Greek and Roman Art

Gold coins of this type were minted for over forty years at the two principal royal mints in Macedon, Pella and Amphipolis. The trident and details of the horses' legs on this coin indicate that it was minted at Amphipolis in the years immediately after the death of Alexander the Great.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 323/2–315 BCE

Medium

Gold

Culture

Greek

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1905