Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 15.55 grams, 30 mm. Ptolemy I, 323-305 BC. Egypt. Obverse: bust of Alexander r., wearing ram's horns and elephant's head. Reverse: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟ[Υ], Athena Promachos r.; to r., X, helmet, eagle.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Cyprus
Verbatim coll. place:
Purchased in Paris
Production place:
Cyprus
Culture or time period:
Ptolemaic dynasty (332–31 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson and Raymond Serrure
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Alexander the Great (King of Macedonia) and Athena (Greek deity)
Inscription:
X and ΑΛΕΙΑΝΔΡΟ[Υ]
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Athena, Coins (money), and Tetradrachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
323-305 BC
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 30 millimeters and weight 15.55 grams
Loans:
S1974-1975 #36: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (December 11, 1974–April 22, 1981), S1974-1975 #8: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (December 5, 1973–November 19, 1974), S1982-1983 #30: Department of Art History (UC Berkeley) (February 28, 1983–March 17, 1983), S1991-1992 #23: Department of Art History (UC Berkeley) (January 31, 1992–February 3, 1992), and S1996-1997 #5d: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (November 13, 1996–April 17, 1997)