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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Egypt with head of deified Alexander the Great, struck under Ptolemy I
Greek
Early Hellenistic Period
311–310 B.C.
Mint: Egypt (Kingdom), Alexandria
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 27 mm. Weight: 17.10 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.105
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2252.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Alexander the Great right with horn of Ammon, diademed, and clad in elephant's skin and aegis.
Greek letter in field.
Reverse: Pallas to right with spear and shield.
In field at right: eagle on thunderbolt.
Greek inscriptions at left and right.
Greek letter in field.
Reverse: Pallas to right with spear and shield.
In field at right: eagle on thunderbolt.
Greek inscriptions at left and right.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: anonymous private collection; April 4, 1935: Anonymous gift to MFA