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A work made of silver.

Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Alexander the Great

93-92 BCE

Greek

Macedonia

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.

Silver

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium