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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Thrace with head of deified Alexander the Great, struck in the name of Lysimachos
Greek
Hellenistic Period
297–281 B.C. and later
Mint: Thrace (Kingdom), Uncertain
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 32.5 mm. Weight: 17.00 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number68.107
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Diademed head of Alexander to right, with horn of Zeus Ammon.
Reverse: Athena seated left, left elbow resting on shield, holding Nike on right hand.
In exergue: bow in case and monogram.
At left: club and monogram.
Inscription in Greek in left and right fields, downwards.
Reverse: Athena seated left, left elbow resting on shield, holding Nike on right hand.
In exergue: bow in case and monogram.
At left: club and monogram.
Inscription in Greek in left and right fields, downwards.
ProvenanceBy 1968: with George Zacos, Engelgasse 65, Basel, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from George Zacos, April 10, 1968