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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Thrace with head of deified Alexander the Great, struck under Lysimachos
Greek
Early Hellenistic Period
300–298 B.C.
Mint: Thrace (Kingdom), Alexandreia Troas (?) (Mysia)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 30 mm. Weight: 17.05 gm.
Credit Line
Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund
Accession Number08.354
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0825.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Alexander the Great, facing to right.
Reverse: Seated figure of Athena to left, with shield and helmet.
Eight-pointed star on throne.
On her right hand, figure of Nike crowning an inscription.
Monogram in field at left and inscriptions in Greek in field at left and right.
Reverse: Seated figure of Athena to left, with shield and helmet.
Eight-pointed star on throne.
On her right hand, figure of Nike crowning an inscription.
Monogram in field at left and inscriptions in Greek in field at left and right.
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.