1.1965.2737: Tetradrachm of Ptolemy I

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1.1965.2737

People

Ptolemy I Soter, Greek (r. 323-285 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/191212

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

15.69 g

Die Axis

10

Denomination

tetradrachm

Inscriptions and Marks

• Reverse Inscription: ALEXANDROU; three monograms: one in l. field, two in r. field

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire I.1, 59; Svoronos 146; SNG Cop 18

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation

Object Number

1.1965.2737

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Obv.: Head of Alexander in lion skin and aegis r., with horns of Zeus Ammon; dotted border.
Rev.: Athena Alkidemos, r., holding spear r. and shield l.; to r., eagle clutching thunderbolt r.; border of dots; to l., monogram; to r., two monograms.

Exhibition History

• Gods in Color: Painted Sculpture of Classical Antiquity, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/22/2007 - 01/20/2008

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