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Tetradrachm: Head of Alexander III [The Great] (obverse)
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Tetradrachm: Head of Alexander III [The Great] (obverse)

306 BCE · silver

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The image of Alexander the Great in an elephant headdress references his Eastern conquests.

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Credit lineTetradrachm: Head of Alexander III [The Great] (obverse), 306 BCE. Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), reign of Ptolemy I (303–282 BCE), minted at Alexandria. Silver; overall: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1916.994.a
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