1979.428.554: Coin of Ptolemy II Philadelphus
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1979.428.554
- People
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Ptolemy II Philadelphos, Greek (r. 283-246 BCE)
- Title
- Coin of Ptolemy II Philadelphus
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 275 - 274 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt)
- Period
- Hellenistic period, Early
- Culture
- Hellenistic
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/179063
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 17 g
- Die Axis
- 12
- Denomination
- diobol
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Reverse Inscription: PTOLMAIOS BASILEOS
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire I.2, B177; Svoronos 586, BMC p. 25, no. 17
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
- Accession Year
- 1979
- Object Number
- 1979.428.554
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Head of Zeus, r., laureate.
Rev.: Eagle standing to l. on a thunderbolt, wings open; in field to l., a large sigma, underneath which, an oval shield; between eagle's legs, an omicron.
Verification Level
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