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Stater of Kingdom of Thrace with head of deified Alexander the Great, struck in the name of Lysimachos
Greek
Hellenistic Period
After 281 B.C.
Mint: Thrace (Kingdom), Lysimacheia (Kardia)
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 8.51 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number97.393
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0841.
DescriptionObverse: Head of deified Alexander to right, with horn of Ammon and fillet in hair. Beaded border.
Reverse: Athena seated to left, holding Nike in right hand, resting left elbow on shield.
In left field, a bee(?) (lion's head according to Brett cattalogue), and a cornucopia.
Inscription in Greek at left and right; monogram in field at left.
Reverse: Athena seated to left, holding Nike in right hand, resting left elbow on shield.
In left field, a bee(?) (lion's head according to Brett cattalogue), and a cornucopia.
Inscription in Greek at left and right; monogram in field at left.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1897: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 25,000.00 (this figure is the total price for MFA 97.285-97.442 and 97.1104)