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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Thrace with head of deified Alexander the Great, struck under Lysimachos
Greek
Hellenistic Period
287–281 B.C.
Mint: Thrace (Kingdom), Ephesos (Ionia)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 29 mm. Weight: 17.20 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.645
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0835.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Alexander the Great, to right with ram's horn, and broad fillet in hair.
Beaded border.
Reverse: Athena seated to left, with shield, helmet, and Nike.
At field at left under the Nike a bee.
Inscription in Greek at right and left. Monogram in exergue.
Beaded border.
Reverse: Athena seated to left, with shield, helmet, and Nike.
At field at left under the Nike a bee.
Inscription in Greek at right and left. Monogram in exergue.
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.