Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Alexander the Great

Art Institute of Chicago

Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Alexander the Great

Greek

Date
93-92 BCE
Medium
Silver
Culture
Macedonia
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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