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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Thrace with head of deified Alexander the Great, struck under Lysimachos
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 297–281 B.C.
Mint: Thrace (Kingdom), Magnesia-on-the-Maeander (Ionia)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 32 mm. Weight: 16.82 gm.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. George M. Brett
Accession Number36.147
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0833.
DescriptionObverse: Head of deified Alexander right with horn of Ammon and fillet in hair.
Border of dots.
Hole filled with dirt appears as a black spot on neck.
Reverse: Athena Nikephoros seated left. Below, maeander.
Inscriptions in Greek to right and left.
Note the handwritten Greek inscription in this record incorrectly begins with a P.
Border of dots.
Hole filled with dirt appears as a black spot on neck.
Reverse: Athena Nikephoros seated left. Below, maeander.
Inscriptions in Greek to right and left.
Note the handwritten Greek inscription in this record incorrectly begins with a P.