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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1982.100.100
People
Ptolemy I Soter, Greek (r. 323-285 BCE)
Title
Coin of Ptolemy I Soter of Egypt
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
294-282 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt)
Period
Ptolemaic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/169969

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
16.96 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
diobol
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: PTOLEMAIOU BASILEOS, Monogram A M in l. field

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Svoronos 206, Lorber B55

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1982
Object Number
1982.100.100
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate head of Zeus bearded r.
Reverse: Eagle standing on thunderbolt l.

Verification Level

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