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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Thrace with head of deified Alexander the Great, struck under Lysimachos
Greek
Hellenistic Period
289–281 B.C.
Mint: Thrace (Kingdom), Herakleia Pontica (Bithynia)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 27 mm. Weight: 17.12 gm.
Credit Line
H. E. Bolles Fund
Accession Number30.57
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0837.
DescriptionObverse: Head of deified Alexander to right with horn of Ammon.
Reverse: Athena Nikephoros seated to left.
In exergue: club.
Inscription in Greek at left and right and monogram on throne.
Note that handwritten inscription is incorrectly marked on the record as O for obverse. It should be R for reverse.
Reverse: Athena Nikephoros seated to left.
In exergue: club.
Inscription in Greek at left and right and monogram on throne.
Note that handwritten inscription is incorrectly marked on the record as O for obverse. It should be R for reverse.
ProvenancePurchased by MFA for $ 1,042.20 (the total purchase price for MFA 30.48-30.65)