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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.419.27
People
Ptolemy II Philadelphos, Greek (r. 285-246 BCE)
Title
Coin of Ptolemy II
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
265-246 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Egypt (Ancient)
Period
Ptolemaic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/175929

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.28 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
hemiobol
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: PTOLEMAIOS BASILEOS

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Lorber Egyptian Series 3: unlisted hemiobol from B274-277 control letter series

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.419.27
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Diademed head of Zeus Ammon r. Border of dots.
Rev.: Eagle standing on thunderbolt with outstretched wings l. Control mark between legs. Border of dots.

Verification Level

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