1.1965.2758: Hemidrachm of Ptolemy III
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1.1965.2758
- People
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Ptolemy III Euergetes, Greek (r. 246-222 BCE)
Berenice II, Greek (r. 246 - 220 BCE)
- Title
- Hemidrachm of Ptolemy III
- 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/169918
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Gold
- Metal
- AV
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 2.12 g
- Die Axis
- 12
- Denomination
- hemidrachm
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Reverse Inscription: BERENIKHS BASILISSHS
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire I.1, 740; Svoronos 981
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
- 1.1965.2758
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Head of Berenice II r., veiled and diademed.
Rev.: Cornucopia flanked by stars and bound with fillet; dotted border.
Verification Level
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