1 Drachm of Ptolemy VIII, King of Egypt from Egypt Artist: Unknown
Mint: Egypt
Ruler: Ptolemy VIII, King of Egypt, 182–116 B.C.

170–164 B.C.

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

11.68 g, 12:00, 27 mm

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Bequest of Professor Eduard Thraemer

Accession Number

2001.87.13520

Geography

Made in Egypt

Culture

Greek

Period

2nd century B.C.

Classification

Numismatics

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Professor Eduard Thraemer, Strasbourg, present–day France, to 1916; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., 1916–2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
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Object/Work type

coins, drachmas, money

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