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Stater of Byzantion with head of deified Alexander the Great, struck in the name of Lysimachos of Thrace
Greek
Hellenistic Period
After 196 B.C.
Mint: Thrace, Byzantion
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 18 mm. Weight: 8.42 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number95.117
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0844.
DescriptionObverse: Head of deified Alexander to right, with horn of Ammon and head-band.
Reverse: Athena seated to left, holding a Victory in her right hand, her left arm leaning on her shield, a spear downwards at her right side.
Inscriptions in Greek in field at left and right and on her seat. Monogram in field at left.
In exergue: trident and two dolphins.
Reverse: Athena seated to left, holding a Victory in her right hand, her left arm leaning on her shield, a spear downwards at her right side.
Inscriptions in Greek in field at left and right and on her seat. Monogram in field at left.
In exergue: trident and two dolphins.
Provenance1895: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 29,857.37 (this figure is the total price for MFA 95.9-95.174)