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Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Ptolemy VIII Euergetes

Greek, PtolemaicLinkedCulture matchlcp-beb199ff7fc6

Date: 146-145 BCE, Reign of Ptolemy VIII Euergetes (146–116 BCE)
Medium: Silver
Culture: Egypt
Department: Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution: Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID: 139865

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The front (obverse) of this coin portrays King Ptolemy VIII Euergetes of Egypt, facing right and wearing a diadem. On the back (reverse), an eagle is shown standing.

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Credit line: Gift of William F. Dunham
Provenance: William F. Dunham (1857-1936), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1920.

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Object type: AAT300037334

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