id:			97411
accession number:	1916.994
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.994
updated:		2025-02-15 12:46:34.895000

Tetradrachm: Head of Alexander III [The Great] (obverse); Athena (reverse), 306 BCE. Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), reign of Ptolemy I (303–282 BCE),  minted at Alexandria. Silver; overall: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade 1916.994

title:				Tetradrachm: Head of Alexander III [The Great] (obverse); Athena (reverse)
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creation date:			306 BCE
creation date earliest:		-306
creation date latest:		-306
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creditline:			Gift of J. H. Wade
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culture:	Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), reign of Ptolemy I (303–282 BCE),  minted at Alexandria
technique:	silver
department:	Greek and Roman Art
collection:	GR - Greek
type:		Coins
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measurements: Overall: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.)
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	inscription:	ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
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	inscription:	HP
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Portraiture: The Image of the Individual
	opening date:   1983-11-22T05:00:00
	<i>Portraiture: The Image of the Individual</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 22, 1983-January 22, 1984).

	title:		Stories from Storage
	opening date:   2021-02-06T05:00:00
	<i>Stories from Storage</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Neils, Jenifer. "The Twain Shall Meet." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 72, no. 6 (1985).
	page number: 	p. 239
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25159914

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