1.1965.2767: Tetradrachm of Ptolemy VI, Salamis
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1.1965.2767
- People
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Ptolemy VI Philometor, Greek (r. 180 -145 BCE)
- Title
- Tetradrachm of Ptolemy VI, Salamis
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 159 - 158 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Salamis (Cyprus)
- Period
- Hellenistic period, Middle
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/170278
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 14.19 g
- Die Axis
- 12
- Denomination
- tetradrachm
- Date on Object
- Year 23
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Reverse Inscription: PTOLEMAIOU BASILEOS; Lambda Kappa Gamma monogram in l. field; Sigma Alpha in r. field
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Not in Svoronos, but falls between 1455 and 1456 in sequence
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
- 1.1965.2767
- 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 with aegis r., dotted border
Rev.: Eagle standing on thunderbolt l., dotted border; one monogram each in l. and r. field
Verification Level
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