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Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Alexander the Great

Roman, minted in Thessalonike

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

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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Object type: AAT300037334

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