id:			98320
accession number:	1917.984
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url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1917.984
updated:		2023-03-03 07:01:22.871000

Tetradrachm: Head of Alexander (obverse); Athena (reverse), 297–281 BC. Greek, Macedonian, minted at Lysimachia (Thrake), reign of Lysimachos. Silver; diameter: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1917.984

title:				Tetradrachm: Head of Alexander (obverse); Athena (reverse)
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creation date:			297–281 BC
creation date earliest:		-297
creation date latest:		-281
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creditline:			Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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culture:	Greek, Macedonian, minted at Lysimachia (Thrake), reign of Lysimachos
technique:	silver
department:	Greek and Roman Art
collection:	GR - Greek
type:		Coins
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CREATORS

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measurements: Diameter: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ | ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ
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	inscription:	ΑΡ
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	inscription:	Λ within Π
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Charles T. Seltman)
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fun fact:
Although Alexander the Great appears on this coin, the inscription on the reverse identifies its issuer as Lysimachos.

digital description:
A contemporary of Alexander the Great and one of his generals, Lysimachos used coins like this one to emphasize his connections to the fallen leader. The images of the goddesses Athena and Nike, or Victory, on the reverse, together with an inscription naming King Lysimachos, further legitimize his reign, first in Thrace and then in parts of Macedonia and Asia Minor.

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	"Accessions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 4, no. 4 (1917): 64-67.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 64
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25136092

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IMAGES

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