Tetradrachm of Alexander III, the Great

Place CreatedSidon, Lebanon, Asia

CultureGreek

PeriodHellenistic

Date318-317 BCE

MediumSilver

Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation

Dimensions1 1/8 x 1 1/8 in., 3/16 in., 16 g (2.8 x 2.8 cm, 0.4 cm, 9/16 oz.)

Object number2018.010.1148

Exhibition HistoryMaking an Impression: The Art and Craft of Ancient Engraved Gemstones, Michael C. Carlos Museum, August 27 - November 27, 2022
Life and the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 4 - August 6, 2023
Published ReferencesHotel des Ventes du Prado, Marseille, Archeologie - Objets de Fouilles (7 Juillet 1973), lot 12.

ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Hotel des Ventes du Prado, Marseille, France, July 7, 1973, lot 12. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.

InscribedALEXANDROU ("Of Alexander") S = date mark SI = Sidon

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