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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Thrace with head of deified Alexander the Great, struck under Lysimachos
Greek
Hellenistic Period
297–281 B.C.
Mint: Thrace (Kingdom), Pergamon (Mysia)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 31.5 mm. Weight: 16.68 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number68.47
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Deified head of Alexander the Great to the right, filleted and with horn of Zeus Ammon.
Reverse: Athena Nikephoros seated left, shield beside throne. Nike reaches left to crown legend.
In field at left, a herm and a monogram
Inscription in Greek at left and right, downwards.
Reverse: Athena Nikephoros seated left, shield beside throne. Nike reaches left to crown legend.
In field at left, a herm and a monogram
Inscription in Greek at left and right, downwards.
ProvenanceBy 1968: with Byron Zoumboulakis, 8 Place de la Taconnerie, Geneva, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Byron Zoumboulakis, March 13, 1968