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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Egypt with head of Ptolemy I
Greek
Early Hellenistic Period
294–282 B.C.
Mint: Egypt (Kingdom), Alexandria
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 26 mm. Weight: 14.22 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.1189
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2264.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Ptolemy I to right with fillet in loose locks of hair and aegis tied at throat.
Beaded border.
Reverse: Eagle standing to left on thunderbolt with wings slightly raised.
At left Greek letter above monogram. Inscription in Greek around.
Beaded border.
Beaded border.
Reverse: Eagle standing to left on thunderbolt with wings slightly raised.
At left Greek letter above monogram. Inscription in Greek around.
Beaded border.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren; purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, September, 1904