2005.126: Coin of Cleopatra VII, Alexandria
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2005.126
- People
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Cleopatra VII, Greek (r. 51-30 BCE)
- Title
- Coin of Cleopatra VII, Alexandria
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 51 - 31 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt)
- Period
- Ptolemaic period
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/31159
Location
- Location
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Level 3, Room 3740, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Ancient Egypt: Art for Eternity
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Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 9 g
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- From the J.W. Garrett collection, Johns Hopkins University, vol.III, NFA/Bank Leu Auction, 29 March 1985 lot 106, ex S.H. Chapman 13 April 1922 lot 6
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Svoronos 1872
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of David Gordon Mitten in honor of Dr. Carmen Arnold-Biucchi
- Accession Year
- 2005
- Object Number
- 2005.126
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: draped and diademed bust of Cleopatra VII to r.
Rev.: eagle standing to left; in front double cornucopiae as symbol
Exhibition History
- Ancient to Modern, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/31/2012 - 06/01/2013
- 32Q: 3740 Egyptian, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 11/28/2017; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/29/2018 - 01/01/2050
Verification Level
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