Geography: Mint of Side (modern Selimiye), Turkey; found in Damanhur, Egypt
Date: about 325-320 BC
Period: Greek Classical period, reign of Alexander III the Great
Dimensions:
2.7 cm, 17.02 g
Object number: 906.22.35
Not on view
Description
From a deposit of over 8000 silver coins known as the "Demanhur Hoard" found in a pot at Damanhūr, Egypt. The burial date of the hoard is estimated to be around 318 BC.