1.1965.1227: Tetradrachm of Aesillas as Quaestor in Macedonia, Thessalonike

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1.1965.1227

People

Issued by Aesillas, Roman

Title

Tetradrachm of Aesillas as Quaestor in Macedonia, Thessalonike

Classification

Coins

Work Type

coin

Date

90 BCE - 70 BCE

Places

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

Period

Roman Republican period

Culture

Roman

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/188131

Physical Descriptions

Medium

silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

16.64 g

Die Axis

12

Denomination

tetradrachm

Inscriptions and Marks

• (not assigned): Overstruck: at lower r., quaestor's chair of similar type.
• Obverse Inscription: MAKEDONWN TH
• Reverse Inscription: AESILLAS Q

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

Bauslaugh; cf. SNGAshmolean (5) 3308

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

1.1965.1227

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. Behind, letter theta.
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; below chair, pellet.

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