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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Thrace with head of deified Alexander the Great, struck under Lysimachos
Greek
Early Hellenistic Period
302–281 B.C.
Mint: Thrace (Kingdom), Magnesia-on-the-Maeander (Ionia)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 31 mm. Weight: 16.93 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1971.341
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of deified Alexander III to right, wearing diadem and horn of Zeus Ammon.
Reverse: Athena seated to left, left elbow on shield, Nike on her right hand.
In field at left, torch. Maeander below.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Athena seated to left, left elbow on shield, Nike on her right hand.
In field at left, torch. Maeander below.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1971: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; October 13, 1971: purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr.