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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.3445.80
People
Ptolemy V Epiphanes, Greek (r. 204-181 BCE)
Title
Coin of Ptolemy V
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
205-180 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Egypt (Ancient)
Period
Ptolemaic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/180507

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
15.28 g
Die Axis
11
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: PTOLEMAIOU BASILEOS

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Svoronos 1234, SNG Cop. 248

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Bequest of Henry W. Haynes, 1912
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.216.3445.80
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Demeter/Isis r. crowned in wheat, dotted border
Rev.: Eagle with spread wings l., standing on thunderbolt, dotted border.

Verification Level

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