Harvard Art Museums > 2005.115.10: Posthumous Tetradrachm of Lysimachos, Byzantium Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Posthumous Tetradrachm of Lysimachos, Byzantium (Lysimachos) , 2005.115.10,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 29, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/20726. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2005.115.10 People Lysimachos, Greek (r. 323-281 BCE) Title Posthumous Tetradrachm of Lysimachos, Byzantium Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 190 - 140 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Byzantium (Thrace) Period Hellenistic period, Late, to Early Roman Imperial Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/20726 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Metal AR Technique Struck Dimensions 16.71 g Die Axis 12 Denomination tetradrachm Inscriptions and Marks Reverse Inscription: BASILEOS LYSIMACHOY and monograms Provenance Recorded Ownership History Collection of Margarete Bieber Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Celia and Walter Gilbert, Claude-Claire Grenier, and the Marian H. Phinney Fund Accession Year 2005 Object Number 2005.115.10 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obv.: Head of the deified Alexander the Great to r., wearing diadem, with curly hair floating behind his neck, horn of Zeus Ammon around his ear. Rev.: Athena seated on throne to l., wearing a Corinthian helmet on her head, holding a small Nike on her outstretched r. hand and resting her l. elbow on a large oval shield behind her on the ground. Monogram: KE under her r. arm and BY under throne. Exhibition History Re-View: S422 (Ancient rotation) "The Scholar as Collector: Margarete Bieber (1879-1978)", Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 02/15/2011 - 06/18/2011 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
