Harvard Art Museums > 2005.115.9: Tetradrachm of Aesillas as Quaestor in Macedonia, Bottiaia(?) Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Tetradrachm of Aesillas as Quaestor in Macedonia, Bottiaia(?) (Aesillas) , 2005.115.9,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 05, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/20837. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2005.115.9 People 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, Late, to Early Imperial Culture Roman Provincial Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/20837 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Metal AR Technique Struck Dimensions 16.89 g Die Axis 12 Denomination tetradrachm Inscriptions and Marks Obverse Inscription: MAKEDONON off flan) and B Reverse Inscription: AESILLAS and Q Provenance Recorded Ownership History Collection of Margarete Bieber State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number Bauslaugh O14 R83 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Celia and Walter Gilbert, Claude-Claire Grenier, and the Marian H. Phinney Fund Accession Year 2005 Object Number 2005.115.9 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. 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 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. Exhibition History Re-View: S422 (Ancient rotation) "The Scholar as Collector: Margarete Bieber (1879-1978)", Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 02/15/2011 - 06/18/2011 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
