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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Thrace with head of deified Alexander the Great, struck in the name of Lysimachos
Greek
Early Hellenistic Period
After 281 B.C.
Mint: Thrace (Kingdom), Lysimacheia (Kardia)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 33 mm. Weight: 16.92 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number58.317
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 073.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Alexander the Great to right, with ram's horn of Zeus Ammon and diadem.
Reverse: Athena seated to left, with Nike crowning inscription, on right hand; against seat, round shield with Gorgoneion in center; spear in background.
At left, small lion's head and monogram. Below ground line, monogram.
Inscription at left and right.
Reverse: Athena seated to left, with Nike crowning inscription, on right hand; against seat, round shield with Gorgoneion in center; spear in background.
At left, small lion's head and monogram. Below ground line, monogram.
Inscription at left and right.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd., 3 Robert Street, Adelphi, London W.C. 2, England; purchased by MFA from A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd., March 13, 1958, for £ 24/0/0