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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.2755
People
Ptolemy II Philadelphos, Greek (r. 285-246 BCE)
Title
Tetradrachm of Ptolemy II, Sidon
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
254 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Sidon (Phoenicia)
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/170089

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
14.12 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
tetradrachm
Date on Object
Year 32
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: SOTHROS; two monograms in l. field, Lambda Beta (year 32) monogram in r. field.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Svoronos 739

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
1.1965.2755
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv. Diademed head of Ptolemy I r. with aegis; dotted border.
Rev. Eagle l. on fulmen; dotted border; two monograms in l. field, one monogram in r. field.

Verification Level

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