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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Egypt with head of deified Alexander the Great, struck under Ptolemy I
Greek
Early Hellenistic Period
about 306 B.C.
Mint: Egypt (Kingdom), Alexandria
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 30 mm. Weight: 15.56 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Prof. David M. Robinson
Accession Number58.331
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 318.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Alexander the Great to right, with horn of Ammon, diademed and wearing elephant's skin and aegis.
Three chopmarks on cheek. Greek letter delta on aegis.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Athena to right, shield on left arm and spear in raised right hand.
At right, Corinthian helmet and eagle on thunderbolt.
Inscription in left field, upwards and monogram in right field.
Ground line.
Border of dots.
Three chopmarks on cheek. Greek letter delta on aegis.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Athena to right, shield on left arm and spear in raised right hand.
At right, Corinthian helmet and eagle on thunderbolt.
Inscription in left field, upwards and monogram in right field.
Ground line.
Border of dots.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Capt. Shepherd Collection; by 1958: Anonymous U.S. Private Collection; Anonymous gift to MFA in memory of Prof. David M. Robinson, March 13, 1958