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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), Alexandria
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 27 mm. Weight: 15.60 gm.
Credit Line
Augustine Shurtleff Collection of Coins
Accession Number20.768
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2258.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Alexander the Great right wearing elephant skin.
Reverse: Athena Alkidemos to right with spear and shield.
In field at right: helmet over eagle on thunderbolt.
Inscription in Greek and monogram in field at left; inscription in Greek in field at right.
Reverse: Athena Alkidemos to right with spear and shield.
In field at right: helmet over eagle on thunderbolt.
Inscription in Greek and monogram in field at left; inscription in Greek in field at right.
ProvenancePurchased of Seltmand from the sale of Shurtleff duplicates (no. 15)