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Source Description
Obverse: Head of Athena, helmeted, right. Reverse: Nike standing left, draped, holding a staff in her left hand, a wreath in her right; in field to left, above, MI; below, a ligature MP encircled by a wreath.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
38946
label
Quarter-Stater of Alexander III
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obj
dtoType
object
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1
Source metadata
id
38946
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Quarter-Stater of Alexander III
description
Obverse: Head of Athena, helmeted, right. Reverse: Nike standing left, draped, holding a staff in her left hand, a wreath in her right; in field to left, above, MI; below, a ligature MP encircled by a wreath.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John Walsh, Sr. [date of acquisition unknown], by gift; John Walsh, 2nd [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1948, by purchase.
date
311-305 BCE (Early Hellenistic)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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Coins & Medals
coins
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Max diam: 1/4 in. (0.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Greek
inscriptions
[Inscription
Greek; reverse] ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ [Translation] Of King Alexander
med
gold; struck
creator_ids
6256
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GRC
NUM
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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6d81891ab6dd9db5