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accession number:	1917.984
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url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1917.984
updated:		2025-02-08 22:36:07.647000

Tetradrachm: Head of Alexander (obverse); Athena (reverse), 297–281 BCE. 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 BCE
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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measurements: Diameter: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.)
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	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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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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