Detail View: The AMICA Library: Octodrachm of Ptolemy III with Ptolemy I and Berenike I on the obverse
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AMICA ID:
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BMFA.03.979
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Name:
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Unknown
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Artist not recorded
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Title:
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Octodrachm of Ptolemy III with Ptolemy I and Berenike I on the obverse
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View:
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View not recorded
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Creation Date:
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246-221 B.C.
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Creation Start Date:
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-246
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Creation End Date:
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-221
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Materials and Techniques:
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Gold
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Style or Period:
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Hellenistic Period
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Creation Place:
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Egypt (Kingdom) Alexandria
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Dimensions:
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Diameter: 27 mm. weight: 27.70 gm.
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AMICA Contributor:
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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Owner Location:
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Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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ID Number:
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03.979
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Credit Line:
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Francis Bartlett Donation
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Rights:
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Context:
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Mint: Egypt (Kingdom) Alexandria
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Context - Place:
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Egypt (Kingdom) Alexandria
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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BMFA.51-29.tif
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