Coin Portraying King Ptolemy of Cyprus

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Coin Portraying King Ptolemy of Cyprus

Greek, PtolemaicLinkedCulture matchlcp-beb199ff7fc6

Date
68-67 BCE
Medium
Silver
Culture
Cyprus
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
4444

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The front of this coin portrays King Ptolemy, facing right and wearing a diadam. A decorative border of dots is partially preserved. On the back an eagle stands on thunderbolt, surrounded by a Greek inscription.

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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, 1922.

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Object type
AAT300037334

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