1.1965.1223: Tetradrachm of Aesillas as Quaestor in Macedonia, Bottiaia (?)

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1.1965.1223

People

Issued by Aesillas, Roman

Title

Tetradrachm of Aesillas as Quaestor in Macedonia, Bottiaia (?)

Classification

Coins

Work Type

coin

Date

90 BCE - 70 BCE

Places

Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Macedonia, Bottiaia (Macedonia)

Period

Roman Republican period

Culture

Roman Provincial

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/187811

Physical Descriptions

Medium

silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

17.04 g

Die Axis

12

Denomination

tetradrachm

Inscriptions and Marks

• Obverse Inscription: MAKEDONWN B
• Reverse Inscription: AESILLAS Q

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Acq. Zoumoulakis, 1963

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

Bauslaugh; SNGAshmolean (5) 3302;

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation

Object Number

1.1965.1223

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Obv.: Head of the deified Alexander to r., beardless, with long floating hair and the horn of Zeus Ammon around his ear. In front under chin letter B retrograde.
Rev.: Vertical club of Herakles flanked by money chest (cista) to l. and a quaestor's chair (sella) to r. , surrounded by a laurel wreath. In right field the letter Q for quaestor.

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