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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Thrace with head of deified Alexander the Great, struck under Lysimachos
Greek
Early Hellenistic Period
323–281 B.C.
Mint: Thrace (Kingdom), Pergamon (Mysia)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 33.5 mm. Weight: 17.22 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number66.949
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Filleted head of Alexander, with horns of Zeus Ammon, to right.
Below: K
Reverse: Athena seated left, holding Nike on right hand, shield below left elbow, spear at right. Torch at left, below Nike. In field at left, crescent.
Monogram below. Inscription in Greek at right and left..
Below: K
Reverse: Athena seated left, holding Nike on right hand, shield below left elbow, spear at right. Torch at left, below Nike. In field at left, crescent.
Monogram below. Inscription in Greek at right and left..
ProvenanceBy 1966: with Bank Leu & Co. AG, Bahnhofstrasse 32, Zurich, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Bank Leu & Co. AG, December 14, 1966