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Quarter-Stater of Alexander III (the Great)
332-319 BCE (Late Classical-early Hellenistic)
gold; struck
Obverse: Head of Athena, helmeted, right. Reverse: In field, from right to left, a kantharos (drinking cup), a bow, and a club.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Greece, Macedonia, Amphipolis (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Max diam: 1/2 in. (1.2 cm); axis: 12:00
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
59.539