Silver Tetradrachm of Ptolemy I Soter
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Silver Tetradrachm of Ptolemy I Soter
Place of OriginEgypt
DatePtolemaic Period (332–30 BCE), about 305–283 BCE
MediumDie stamped silver
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Dennis and Joyce Kapp
Object number
1982.224
Not on View
DescriptionObverse: Head of Ptolemy I, facing right
Reverse: Eagle of Zeus
Label TextA powerful general in Alexander’s army, Ptolemy became ruler of Egypt after Alexander’s death in 323 B.C.Published ReferencesPeck, William H., Sandra E. Knudsen and Paula Reich, Egypt in Toledo: The Ancient Egyptian Collection at the Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Toledo Museum of Art, 2011, p. 88-89, repr. (col.) p. 89.about 242-222 BCE
about 92 BCE
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