2008.115.81: Tetradrachm of Ptolemy XIII
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2008.115.81
- People
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Ptolemy XIII, Greek (r. 63 -47 BCE)
- Title
- Tetradrachm of Ptolemy XIII
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 52 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Egypt (Ancient)
- Period
- Ptolemaic period
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/186782
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 13.27 g
- Die Axis
- 12
- Denomination
- tetradrachm
- Date on Object
- Year 29
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Reverse Inscription: PTOLEMAIOU BASILEOS
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Baldwin sale
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Svoronos 1839
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University
- Accession Year
- 2008
- Object Number
- 2008.115.81
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Diademed head of Ptolemy XIII to r..
Rev.: Eagle with closed wings and laurel over shoulder standing on thunderbolt l.; PA in right field; Regnal year LKTh (year 29=52 BCE) and head-dress of Isis in l. field.
Verification Level
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