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ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Tetradrachm of Ptolemy I

AAT Object Form/Functiontetradrachms

Place CreatedAlexandria, Egypt, Africa

CultureEgyptian

PeriodPtolemaic Period, reign of Ptolemy I Soter

Date305-282 BCE

MediumSilver

Dimensions1 in. (2.5 cm)

Object numberX.0710

Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, October 1999 - May 2004
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - June 24, 2013
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, October 28, 2013 - March 14, 2023
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 2, 2023 - September 21, 2023
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, November 7, 2023 - Present

InscribedPtolemaiou Basileus

Status

On view

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