1979.419.31: Coin of Ptolemy V, Alexandria
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1979.419.31
- People
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Ptolemy V Epiphanes, Greek (r. 204-181 BCE)
- Title
- Coin of Ptolemy V, Alexandria
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 204 BCE-181 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt)
- Period
- Ptolemaic period
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/175956
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 3.96 g
- Die Axis
- 10
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Reverse Inscription: PTOLEMAIOU BASILEOS
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Svoronos 1238 pl.XL 15
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
- 1979.419.31
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Head of Isis crowned with grain r. Border of dots.
Rev.: Eagle with closed wings, standing on thunderbolt, head turned r. Cornucopiae behind wing in r. field. Border of dots.
Verification Level
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