Tetradrachm: Head of Alexander III [The Great] (obverse); Athena (reverse)
https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.994
Much like his former commander Alexander III (the Great) showed connections to Herakles and Zeus, Ptolemy I Soter (the Savior) used coins to validate his succession to power. Thus, in place of Herakles with lion-skin, this coin shows Alexander in an elephant headdress, referri...
Artifact
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Terms
Culture
Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), reign of Ptolemy I (303–282 BCE), minted at Alexandria
Technique
silver
Medium
silver
Genre
Coins
Department
Greek and Roman Art
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