1.1965.2756: Decadrachm of Ptolemy II or III
CoinsOn the side of the coin on the left is a woman's head facing right, hair tied back held in place by an ornate headband, wearing a veil, and a ram's horn around her ear. Behind, a flower tipped staff. The other side of the coin depicts an ornate double set of horns curved to the right, filled with fruit and cakes, with grapes spilling out. On the left and right borders, the Greek characters: Α Ρ Σ Ι Ν Ο Η Σ / Φ Ι Λ Α Δ Ε Λ Φ Ο Υ.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1.1965.2756
- People
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Ptolemy III Euergetes, Greek (r. 246-222 BCE)
Arsinoe II (r. 285-270 BCE)
Ptolemy II Philadelphos, Greek (r. 283-246 BCE)
- Title
- Decadrachm of Ptolemy II or III
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 253 - 249 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt)
- Period
- Ptolemaic period
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/169596
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 34.7 g
- Die Axis
- 12
- Denomination
- decadrachm
- Inscriptions and Marks
-
- Obverse Inscription: Δ Δ monogram in l. field
- Reverse Inscription: ΑΡΣΙΝΟΗΣ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΥ
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- from the D.M. Robinson Collection no. 539, 26 August 1941
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire I.1, 346; Sv. 939; Troxell Gr. 3
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
- 1.1965.2756
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obv.:Head of Arsinoe II r., with horn of Zeus Ammon, veiled and with stephane, lotus tipped scepter behind; border of dots.
Rev.: Double cornucopiae holding fruits and cakes bound with fillet; border of dots.
Exhibition History
- Ancient to Modern, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/31/2012 - 06/01/2013
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