Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Alexander the Great

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

93-92 BCE

Greek

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the deifiled Alexander the Great, facing right with rams horns and long loose curly locks.
On the back (reverse), a lidded chest with handles, a club, and a quaestor’s stool are all shown encircled by a wreath of laurels.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Culture: Ancient Greek
Title: Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Alexander the Great
Place: Macedonia (Minted in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 93 BCE–92 BCE
Medium: Silver
Inscriptions: Reverse: ΑΕSILLAS Q
Dimensions: Diam.: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. William Nelson Pelouze
Reference Number: 1923.1154
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Mrs. William Nelson (Helen T.) Pelouze (1866-1953), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1923.

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