1977.216.3445.79: Coin of Ptolemy V, Alexandria
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1977.216.3445.79
- 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
- 205-180 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Egypt (Ancient)
- Period
- Ptolemaic period
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/180633
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 16.96 g
- Die Axis
- 11
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- 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
- 1977.216.3445.79
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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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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