Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Alexander the Great

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Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Alexander the Great

Roman, minted in ThessalonikeLinkedCulture matchlcp-d728ca405ffd

Date
92-88 BCE
Medium
Silver
Culture
Roman Empire
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
141558

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The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the deifiled Alexander the Great, facing right with rams horns and long loose curly locks. On the back (reverse), a lidded chest with handles, a club, and a quaestor's stool are all shown encircled by a wreath of laurels.

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Credit line
Gift of William F. Dunham
Provenance
William F. Dunham (1857-1936), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1920.

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AAT300037334

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