1972.168: Tetradrachm of Ptolemy X of Egypt, Paphos
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1972.168
- People
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Ptolemy X Alexander I, Greek (r. 107-88 BCE)
- Title
- Tetradrachm of Ptolemy X of Egypt, Paphos
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 89-88 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt)
- Period
- Ptolemaic period
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/196282
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 14.23 g
- Die Axis
- 12
- Denomination
- tetradrachm
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Reverse Inscription: PTOLEMAIOU BASILEOS
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Svoronos 1681
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins
- Accession Year
- 1972
- Object Number
- 1972.168
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Head of Ptolemy I r.
Rev.: Eagle with closed wings standing on thunderbolt l.; Lambda Kappa Theta in l. field; Pi Alpha in r. field.
Publication History
- The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973)
Exhibition History
- The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/1973 - 03/14/1973
Subjects and Contexts
- Ancient Coins
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Verification Level
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