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Record Details

Object Identifier
1991.02.0025
Object Name
coin
Object Type
Coins
Materials
Silver
Length
;
Width
;
Height
;
Thickness
;
Weight
16.9;17.0 g
Quantity
1
Pierced
no
Inscribed
no
Artifact Reverse Inscription
ΒΑΣΙΑΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧ[ΟΥ]
Earliest Date
297 BCE
Latest Date
281 BCE
Verbatim Date
297-281 BC
Production Site
site
Denomination
tetradrachm
Authority
Lysimachus
Mint
Thrace
Countermark
no
Coin Obverse Description
Diademed head of Alexander III the Great, wearing horn of Ammon
Coin Reverse Description
Athena seated left, holding Nike and resting left arm on shield, transverse spear resting against her right side; Nike is crowning king’s name. Caduceus in field left, monogram to right.
Publication Title
Greek Coins and Their Values, Vol. 2: Asia and North Africa
Publication Author
Sear, David R.
Publication Year
1979
Class Title
Readings in Classical Greek Prose
Inscribing Power: Language and Writing in the Ancient World (F2018)
The Rise and Fall of Mediterranean Civilizations (F2018)
The Rise and Fall of Mediterranean Civilizations (F2019)
Elementary Greek (F2022)
The Rise and Fall of Mediterranean Civilizations (F2023)
MSU Classical Society (W2024)
Class Instructor
Janko, Richard
Crisostomo, Jay
Galaty, Michael
Forsdyke, Sara
Class Department
Greek
MIDEAST
ANTHRARCH
GREEK
ANTHRARC
Class Number
401
291.001
287
101.001
Class Year
2011
2018
2019
2022
2023
2024
Class Semester
Fall
Winter
Type Category
Numismatic

Technical Details

Image Size
2272 x 1704
File Size
165 KB
Record
1991.02.0025
Link to this Item
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-1991.02.0025/1991_02_0025p02.tif

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"coin; Silver." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-1991.02.0025/1991_02_0025p02.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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