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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Thrace with head of deified Alexander the Great, struck under Lysimachos
Greek
Hellenistic Period
286–281 B.C.
Mint: Thrace (Kingdom), Amphipolis (Macedonia)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 30 mm. Weight: 17.19 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.644
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0828.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Alexander the Great to right, with ram's horn, and fillet in hair.
Beaded border.
Reverse: Seated Athena with Nike on her right hand, shield, and pointed spear, wearing crested helmet, chiton, and himation.
At left caduceus with hook.
Inscription in Greek at right and left downwards. Monogram at outside right.
Beaded border.
Reverse: Seated Athena with Nike on her right hand, shield, and pointed spear, wearing crested helmet, chiton, and himation.
At left caduceus with hook.
Inscription in Greek at right and left downwards. Monogram at outside right.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren; September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren
Regling did not list this coin as Greenwell Collection.
Regling did not list this coin as Greenwell Collection.