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Tetradrachm
Unknown147–146 B.C.
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Obverse: Laureate head of Alexander as Zeus, to the right. Reverse: Winged thunderbolt. Inscribed in Greek: BASILEOS ALEXANDROU, SER ([Coin of] King Alexander Ser), with three symbols. Minted under Alexander I Bala.
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Details
- Title: Tetradrachm
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 147–146 B.C.
- Location Created: Seleucia Pieria, Syria
- Physical Dimensions: 0.0169 kg (0.0373 lb.)
- Type: Coin
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Silver
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 78.NB.374
- Culture: Greek (Seleucid)
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California, Anonymous gift
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Coins (Money)
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