1979.419.26: Coin of Ptolemy II, Alexandria
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1979.419.26
- People
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Ptolemy II Philadelphos, Greek (r. 283-246 BCE)
- Title
- Coin of Ptolemy II, Alexandria
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 266 - 261 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt)
- Period
- Ptolemaic period
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/175957
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 10.86 g
- Die Axis
- 12
- Denomination
- obol
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Reverse Inscription: PTOLEMAIOU BASILEOS
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire I.2, B226a OR B227; Svoronos 450 or 451
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
- 1979.419.26
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Head of Alexander in elephant skin r. Border of dots.
Rev.: Eagle with outstretched wings standing on thunderbolt l. E control letter between legs. Border of dots.
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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