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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2002.121
People
Cleopatra VII, Greek (r. 51-30 BCE)
Title
Tetradrachm of Cleopatra VII
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
36-35 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Egypt (Ancient)
Period
Ptolemaic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/142165

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
13.39 g
Die Axis
11
Denomination
tetradrachm
Date on Object
Year 17
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: PTOLEMIOU BASILEOS

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Svoronos 1831

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Waltrud Lampé in memory of her husband Ernst Lampé, Class of 1941
Accession Year
2002
Object Number
2002.121
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Head of Ptolemy I r.
Reverse: Eagle with closed wings standing on thunderbolt l. with laurel branch over his shoulder. Regnal date LI Iota in l. field. Pi Alpha in r. field.

Verification Level

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