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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: 30 mm. Weight: 17.02 gm.
Credit Line
Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund
Accession Number08.333
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0842.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Alexander the Great, to right.
Reverse: Seated Athena to left with Nike on her right hand, shield and pointed spear beside her.
Inscription in Greek at right and left. Monogram below throne.
Reverse: Seated Athena to left with Nike on her right hand, shield and pointed spear beside her.
Inscription in Greek at right and left. Monogram below throne.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; June 1908: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 4,884.00 (this figure is the total price for MFA 08.329-08.359)
Regling did not list this coin as Greenwell Collection.
Regling did not list this coin as Greenwell Collection.