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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Egypt with head of Ptolemy III
Greek
Hellenistic Period
245 B.C.
Mint: Egypt (Kingdom), Uncertain (Ionia)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 26 mm. Weight: 14.02 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1982.282
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Diademed head of Ptolemy III to right, aegis around neck.
Reverse: Eagle to left on thunderbolt.
At right: A Inscription in Greek around.
Reverse: Eagle to left on thunderbolt.
At right: A Inscription in Greek around.
ProvenanceBy 1982: with Bank Leu AG, Bahnhofstrasse 32, Zurich, Switzerland (Bank Leu auction 30, Savoy Hotel-Baur en Ville, Zurich, April 28, 1982, lot 223); purchased at the Leu auction by Jeffrey Spier, P.O. Box 1082, Radio City Station, New York 10101; purchased by MFA from Jeffrey Spier, June 9, 1982