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Tetradrachm of Byzantion with head of deified Alexander the Great, struck in the name of Lysimachos of Thrace
Greek
Hellenistic Period
After 196 B.C.
Mint: Thrace, Byzantion
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 35 mm. Weight: 17.15 gm.
Credit Line
H. E. Bolles Fund
Accession Number30.58
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0846.
DescriptionObverse: Diademed head of deified Alexander the Great to right with horn of Ammon.
Reverse: Athena Nikephoros seated to left. On her extended right hand Nike stands to left crowning king's name with a wreath. Left arm on upright round shield, with lion's head in the center. She wears a crested Corinthian helmet, sleeveless girdled chiton and himation.
Monogram in field at left. Inscriptions in Greek at left and right and on throne.
In exergue: Trident below inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Athena Nikephoros seated to left. On her extended right hand Nike stands to left crowning king's name with a wreath. Left arm on upright round shield, with lion's head in the center. She wears a crested Corinthian helmet, sleeveless girdled chiton and himation.
Monogram in field at left. Inscriptions in Greek at left and right and on throne.
In exergue: Trident below inscription in Greek.
ProvenancePurchased "through Mrs. Brett" by MFA, February 6, 1930 for $ 1,042.20 (the total purchase price for MFA 30.48-30.65)