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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Egypt with head of Ptolemy VI
Greek
Hellenistic Period
154 B.C.
Mint: Egypt (Kingdom), Paphos (Cyprus)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 26.5 mm. Weight: 13.63 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Accession Number58.488
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 324.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Ptolemy to right, diademed; border of dots.
Reverse: Eagle on thunderbolt to left.
Inscriptions around and in left and right fields.
Reverse: Eagle on thunderbolt to left.
Inscriptions around and in left and right fields.
ProvenanceBy 1958: Anonymous U.S. Private Collection; anonymous gift to MFA, May 8, 1958