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Stater of Kingdom of Egypt with head of Ptolemy I
Greek
Hellenistic Period
299–295 B.C.
Mint: Egypt (Kingdom), Alexandria
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 17 mm. Weight: 7.06 gm.
Credit Line
Gift of Francis Wright Fabyan
Accession Number11.1754
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2259.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Ptolemy I to right, wearing diadem and aegis tied at neck.
Reverse: Quadriga drawn by elephant to left, in which stands Alexander with thunderbolt in right hand, reins in left, aegis over left shoulder.
Inscriptions in Greek above and in exergue.
Reverse: Quadriga drawn by elephant to left, in which stands Alexander with thunderbolt in right hand, reins in left, aegis over left shoulder.
Inscriptions in Greek above and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Francis Wright Fabyan Collection; gift of Francis Wright Fabyan to MFA, October 16, 1911