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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.419.23
People
Ptolemy I Soter, Greek (r. 323-285 BCE)
Title
Coin of Ptolemy I
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
c. 306 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Cyprus
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/175941

Physical Descriptions

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

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Svoronos 172, BMC 62, Lorber B23

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
1979.419.23
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of deified Alexander r., wearing mitra, with ram’s horn at temple and long, wavy hair
Rev.: Eagle with outstretched wings, standing on thunderbolt l.; helmet beneath alphaston in l. field

Exhibition History

  • Gods in Color: Painted Sculpture of Classical Antiquity, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/22/2007 - 01/20/2008

Verification Level

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