1.1965.2747: Tetradrachm of Ptolemy II, uncertain mint (Cyprus)
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1.1965.2747
- People
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Ptolemy I Soter, Greek (r. 323-285 BCE)
- Title
- Tetradrachm of Ptolemy II, uncertain mint (Cyprus)
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 294 - 282 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Cyprus
- Period
- Ptolemaic period
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/168936
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 14.16 g
- Die Axis
- 12
- Denomination
- tetradrachm
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Reverse Inscription: PTOLEMAIOS BASILEOS; two monograms in l. field
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire I.1, 235; Svoronos 368
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation
- Object Number
- 1.1965.2747
- 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 Ptolemy I r. with aegis
Rev.: Eagle standing on thunderbolt l., two monograms in l. field
Stamps and graffiti on obv. and rev.
Verification Level
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