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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Thrace with head of deified Alexander the Great, struck in the name of Lysimachos
Greek
Hellenistic Period
After 281 B.C
Mint: Thrace (Kingdom), Lysimacheia (Kardia)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 33 mm. Weight: 17.06 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.646
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0843.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Alexander the Great, to right, with ram's horn and wide fillet in hair.
Reverse: Athena sitting to left on throne in chiton, himation, aegis and crested helmet; her left elbow resting on shield on which is lion's head; on outstretched right hand a Nike flying to left, in double chiton, crowning the name.
At right of Athena, a lance downwards.
Inscription in Greek at right and left. Monogram at left.
In left field, lion's head to left.
Reverse: Athena sitting to left on throne in chiton, himation, aegis and crested helmet; her left elbow resting on shield on which is lion's head; on outstretched right hand a Nike flying to left, in double chiton, crowning the name.
At right of Athena, a lance downwards.
Inscription in Greek at right and left. Monogram at left.
In left field, lion's head to left.
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.