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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Egypt with head of deified Alexander the Great, struck under Ptolemy I
Greek
Early Hellenistic Period
312–311 B.C.
Mint: Egypt (Kingdom), Alexandria
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 27 mm. Weight: 15.71 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number66.315
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Alexander the Great to right, panther skin around neck and wearing elephant cap.
Reverse: Athena stands to right, spear in right hand, shield in left.
Eagle to right at her feet.
Inscriptions in Greek at left and right and in field below right arm.
Reverse: Athena stands to right, spear in right hand, shield in left.
Eagle to right at her feet.
Inscriptions in Greek at left and right and in field below right arm.
ProvenanceBy 1966: with Münzen und Medaillen AG, Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen AG, June 1, 1966