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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Egypt with head of Ptolemy I, struck under Ptolemy VI
Greek
Hellenistic Period
180–145 B.C.
Mint: Egypt (Kingdom), Alexandria
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 28 mm. Weight: 14.34 gm.
Credit Line
Bartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1900
Accession Number03.978
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2290.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Ptolemy I, right, wearing diadem and aegis.
Reverse: Eagle on thunderbolt, left.
Inscription in Grek.
Reverse: Eagle on thunderbolt, left.
Inscription in Grek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; March 24, 1903: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren