Harvard Art Museums > 2005.115.52: Tetradrachm of Ptolemy I of Egypt, Alexandria, Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Tetradrachm of Ptolemy I of Egypt, Alexandria, (Ptolemy I Soter) , 2005.115.52,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 29, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/20701. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2005.115.52 People Ptolemy I Soter, Greek (r. 323-285 BCE) Title Tetradrachm of Ptolemy I of Egypt, Alexandria, Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 300 BCE - 284/3 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt) Period Ptolemaic period Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/20701 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Metal AR Technique Struck Dimensions 14.84 g Die Axis 12 Denomination tetradrachm Inscriptions and Marks Reverse Inscription: PTOLEMAIOY BASILEOS Provenance Recorded Ownership History Collection of Margarete Bieber State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number Svoronos 244 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Celia and Walter Gilbert, Claude-Claire Grenier, and the Marian H. Phinney Fund Accession Year 2005 Object Number 2005.115.52 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obv.: Head of Ptolemy I to r., wearing diadem around his head with the ends floating behind his neck, curly hair, aegis around his shoulder. Small countermark in field r. Rev.: eagle standing l. on thunderbolt, with closed wings; monograms in field l Exhibition History Re-View: S422 (Ancient rotation) "The Scholar as Collector: Margarete Bieber (1879-1978)", Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 02/15/2011 - 06/18/2011 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
