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Drachm of Kingdom of Egypt with bust of Ptolemy XIII
Greek
Late Hellenistic Period
54 B.C.
Mint: Egypt (Kingdom), Paphos (Cyprus)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 17 mm. Weight: 3.04 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number53.456
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 325.
DescriptionObverse: Diademed bust of Ptolemy XIII to right, wering aegis.
Reverse: Eagle with closed wings standing left; at left, lotus flower and
I K H, all within circle of dots.
Inscriptions around and at right.
Reverse: Eagle with closed wings standing left; at left, lotus flower and
I K H, all within circle of dots.
Inscriptions around and at right.
ProvenanceBy 1953: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel Switzerland (Münzen und Medaillen list 123, March 1953, no. 19); purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen A.G., May 14, 1953, for
$ 29.70
$ 29.70