Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Alexander the Great (93-92 BCE): Artwork and History
Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Alexander the Great at the Art Institute of Chicago: date, artist attribution, materials and the museum's explanation of the work.
Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Alexander the Great (93-92 BCE) is in the Art Institute of Chicago collection. The museum lists its creator attribution as Greek.
The work and its context
The Art Institute of Chicago describes the work:
The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the deifiled Alexander the Great, facing right with rams horns and long loose curly locks. On the back (reverse), a lidded chest with handles, a club, and a quaestor's stool are all shown encircled by a wreath of laurels.
Object facts
- Title: Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Alexander the Great
- Date: 93-92 BCE
- Artist attribution: Greek
- Place of origin: Macedonia
- Medium: Silver
- Dimensions: Diam.: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.)
- Type: Coin
- Department: Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Reference number: 1923.1154
Collection credit
Gift of Mrs. William Nelson Pelouze
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