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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), Uncertain
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 27 mm. Weight: 15.64 gm.
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number40.177
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2346.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Alexander the Great right, wearing elephant's skin.
Reverse: Within circle of dots archaistic Athena Promachos right hurling spear with raised right hand; shield held on left arm.
Inscription in Greek at left; monograms in field at left and right.
Reverse: Within circle of dots archaistic Athena Promachos right hurling spear with raised right hand; shield held on left arm.
Inscription in Greek at left; monograms in field at left and right.
ProvenanceBy 1940: Private Collection, U.S.; anonymous gift to MFA, April 11, 1940