1979.419.38: Coin of Ptolemy XII Auletes
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1979.419.38
- People
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Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos, Greek (r. 80 -51 BCE)
- Title
- Coin of Ptolemy XII Auletes
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 80 BCE-51 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Egypt (Ancient)
- Period
- Ptolemaic period
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/175954
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 2.55 g
- Die Axis
- 1
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Reverse Inscription: PTOLEMAIOU BASILEOS
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Svoronos 1845; SNG Cop 685-690
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
- 1979.419.38
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obverse: Head of Zeus Ammon r.
Reverse: Two eagles with closed wings standing on thunderbolt l. Isis headdress in l. field.
Verification Level
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