Tetradrachm of Ptolemy I | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2008.115.78
People: Ptolemy I Soter, Greek (r. 323-285 BCE)
Title: Tetradrachm of Ptolemy I
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 306-300 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Egypt (Ancient)
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: Svoronos 170, SNG Cop. 27, Lorber 65

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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2008.115.78: Tetradrachm of Ptolemy I