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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.115.78
People
Ptolemy I Soter, Greek (r. 323-283 BCE)
Title
Tetradrachm of Ptolemy I
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
306 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt)
Period
Ptolemaic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/186783

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
15.64 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
tetradrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: ALEXANDROU

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Baldwin sale.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire I.1, 65; Svoronos 170, SNG Cop. 27

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
2008.115.78
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv: head of Alexander the Great wearing elephant skin r.
Rev.: Athena Promachos r. with shield and spear; eagle on thunderbolt, helmet and monogram in r. field.

Verification Level

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