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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Egypt with head of deified Alexander the Great, struck under Ptolemy I
Greek
Early Hellenistic Period
306 B.C.
Mint: Egypt (Kingdom), Uncertain (Egypt)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 28 mm. Weight: 15.47 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Gift of P. Randolph Harris
Accession Number1992.176
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Alexander the Great to right wearing elephant scalp, aegis and horn of Ammon.
Reverse: Athena Alkidemos to right, raised spear in right hand, shield in left.
At right, eagle on thunderbolt to right.
Monograms in field at left and right. Inscription in Greek at left.
Reverse: Athena Alkidemos to right, raised spear in right hand, shield in left.
At right, eagle on thunderbolt to right.
Monograms in field at left and right. Inscription in Greek at left.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Pamela P. Harris Collection; 1983: inherited from Pamela P. Harris by P. Randolph Harris; gift of P. Randolph Harris to MFA, April 22, 1992