2002.121: Tetradrachm of Cleopatra VII
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2002.121
- People
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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
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- 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
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
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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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