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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.79.1240
People
Ptolemy III Euergetes, Greek (r. 246-221 BCE)
Title
Coin of Ptolemy III, Alexandria
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
246-222 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt)
Period
Ptolemaic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/180947

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
70.4 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
drachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: PTOLEMAIOU BASILEOS

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Svoronos 964, Lorber series 5: B395

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.79.1240
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Diademed head of Zeus Ammon r., dotted border.
Rev.: Eagle with closed wings standing on thunderbolt l., with chi rho monogram between its legs; filleted cornucopia in l. field.

Verification Level

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