tetradrachm / Billon

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Record Details

Object Identifier: T2009.0166
Object Name: tetradrachm
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type: Coins
Materials: Billon
Inscribed: no
Artifact Obverse Inscription: AKG OUA DIOKLHTIANOC CEB
Verbatim Date: 284-305 AD
Verbatim Provenance: Roman Provincial Egypt
Denomination: tetradrachm
Mint: Alexandria
Countermark: no
Coin Obverse Description: male profile facing right, laurate, draped and cuirassed
Coin Obverse Inscription: AKG OUA DIOKLHTIANOC CEB
Coin Reverse Description: Athena standing left, Nike in right hand, resting left hand on shield.
Inscription Obverse Text: AKG OUA DIOKLHTIANOC CEB
Type Category: Numismatic

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Record: T2009.0166
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-t2009.0166/t2009_0166

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Full citation: "tetradrachm; Billon." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-t2009.0166/t2009_0166. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 04, 2024.