Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 15.67 grams, 28.3 mm. Ptolemy I of Egypt, 323-305 BC. Obverse: Bust of Alexander r. wearing ram’s horns and elephant scalp. Reverse: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡ and two monograms, Athena Promacho, striding r. with shield and spear.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Egypt
Production place:
Egypt
Culture or time period:
Ptolemaic dynasty (332–31 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Silver alloy
Person depicted:
Alexander the Great (King of Macedonia) and Athena (Greek deity)
Inscription:
ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡ
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Athena, Coins (money), and Tetradrachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
305-283 BC
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 29.23 millimeters and weight 15.67 grams
Loans:
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), and S1991-1992 #23: Department of Art History (UC Berkeley) (January 31, 1992–February 3, 1992)