Tetradrachm
Alexander I
Hellenistic
Greek
Ptolemy I
175-163 BCE
Silver
Overall: 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Ned P. Nabers, Class of 1960
994.47.30200
Geography
Place Made: Greece, Europe
Period
1000 BCE-1 CE
Object Name
Coin
Research Area
Numismatics: Greek and Roman
Not on view
Course History
CLST 11.19/HIST 94.16, Roman Coins as Text, Roberta Stewart, Winter 2022
Classics 11.19, History 94.16, Before Billboards and Twitters: Coins as Text, Roberta Stewart, Fall 2024
Exhibition History
Ancient Profiles: Sculpture, Prints, and Coins from the Permanent Collection, Harrington Gallery Teaching Exhibition, Art History 1, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, November 1-December 17, 1997.
Provenance
Ned P. Nabers, PhD (1938-1984); given to the Dartmouth Classics Department, date unknown; given to the present collection, 1994.
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