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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.115.81
People
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
  • 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
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Descriptions

Description
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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