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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Tetradrachm
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Tetradrachm

Possible OriginAlexandria, Egypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodRoman Period
Date1st-2nd Century CE
MediumSilver
Dimensions7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
Object numberX.0574
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
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Tetradrachm of Ptolemy I
305-282 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Tetradrachm
244-249 CE
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Tetradrachm
305-282 BCE
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Tetradrachm of Ptolemy: Obverse: Head of Ptolemy Wearing an Aegis, Reverse: Three-Quarters View of an Eagle Standing on a Thunderbolt
305-30 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Venus
mid 1st Century BCE-mid 1st Century CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Alabastron
late 1st Century BCE
© Bruce M. White, 2022.
Gilded Mask of a Boy
ca. 25-140 CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Harpocrates
ca. 1st Century CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Bust of Serapis
2nd-3rd Century CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Bust of an Empress
early 2nd Century CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Head of a Nubian
1st Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Tetradrachm of Ptolemy
ca. 332-282 BCE