Harvard Art Museums > 2005.126: Coin of Cleopatra VII, 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"Coin of Cleopatra VII, Alexandria (Cleopatra VII) , 2005.126,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/31159. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2005.126 People Cleopatra VII, Greek (r. 51-30 BCE) Title Coin of Cleopatra VII, Alexandria Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 51 - 31 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt) Period Ptolemaic period Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/31159 Location Location Level 3, Room 3740, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Ancient Egypt: Art for Eternity View this object's location on our interactive map Physical Descriptions Medium Bronze Metal AE Technique Struck Dimensions 9 g Provenance Recorded Ownership History From the J.W. Garrett collection, Johns Hopkins University, vol.III, NFA/Bank Leu Auction, 29 March 1985 lot 106, ex S.H. Chapman 13 April 1922 lot 6 State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number Svoronos 1872 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of David Gordon Mitten in honor of Dr. Carmen Arnold-Biucchi Accession Year 2005 Object Number 2005.126 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.: draped and diademed bust of Cleopatra VII to r. Rev.: eagle standing to left; in front double cornucopiae as symbol Exhibition History Ancient to Modern, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/31/2012 - 06/01/2013 32Q: 3740 Egyptian, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 11/28/2017; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/29/2018 - 01/01/2050 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
