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Bronze coin; head on obverse; patinated.

Details

ID
MFAB_11.968
Alternate IDs
11.968; MFAB_11.968
Department
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Classification
Coins
Period
Greco-Roman Period, Ptolemaic
Entry Date
305–30 B.C.
Title
Bronze coin
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 2.3 cm (7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Menkaure Pyramid Temple ([MPT] GMT / room J1 = pillared hall 27 / Lot b)
Notes
This object was excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, but was not recorded in any object register book. 1907: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1911: assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt. (Accession date: March 2, 1911)

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