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Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying King Ptolemy I

Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying King Ptolemy I

Greek, Ptolemaic
Date
253-252 BCE, reign of Ptolemy II (285–247 BCE)
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Diam.: 2.7 cm (1 1/8 in.)
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. William Nelson Pelouze