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Coin of Kingdom of Egypt with bust of Kleopatra VII
Greek
Late Hellenistic Period
about 51–30 B.C.
Mint: Egypt (Kingdom), Alexandria
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 26 mm. Weight: 17.95 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number34.1400
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2304.
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Kleopatra VII right, diademed.
Reverse: Eagle left on thunderbolt.
To left, double cornucopia.
Greek inscriptions around and in field.
Reverse: Eagle left on thunderbolt.
To left, double cornucopia.
Greek inscriptions around and in field.
ProvenanceBy 1934: with Ars Classica S.A. (Naville & Cie), 31 Quai du Mont-Blanc, Geneva, Switzerland (auction 17 [collections of Sir Arthur J. Evans, et al.], Hôtel Schweizerhof, Lucerne, Switzerland, October 3ff., 1934, lot 650); purchased at Ars Classica auction 17 by Spink & Son Ltd., 5, 6 & 7 King St., St. James's, London, S.W. 1, England; October 12, 1934: sold by Spink & Son, Ltd. to a U.S. Private Collector; December 6, 1934: Anonymous gift to MFA in memory of Zoë Wilbour