1976.79.1240: Coin of Ptolemy III, Alexandria
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1976.79.1240
- People
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Ptolemy III Euergetes, Greek (r. 246-222 BCE)
- Title
- Coin of Ptolemy III, Alexandria
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 246-222 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt)
- Period
- Ptolemaic period
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/180947
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 70.4 g
- Die Axis
- 12
- Denomination
- drachm
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Reverse Inscription: PTOLEMAIOU BASILEOS
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire I.2, B395; Svoronos 964
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
- Accession Year
- 1976
- Object Number
- 1976.79.1240
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Diademed head of Zeus Ammon r., dotted border.
Rev.: Eagle with closed wings standing on thunderbolt l., with chi rho monogram between its legs; filleted cornucopia in l. field.
Verification Level
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