2008.115.79: Coin of Ptolemy IV
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2008.115.79
- People
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Ptolemy IV Philopator, Greek (r. 221-205 BCE)
- Title
- Coin of Ptolemy IV
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 220 - 219 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt)
- Period
- Hellenistic period, Middle
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/186534
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 36.03 g
- Die Axis
- 11
- Denomination
- triobol
- 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, B494; Svoronos 1128, SNG Cop. 203
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University
- Accession Year
- 2008
- Object Number
- 2008.115.79
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Head of Zeus Ammon r.
Rev.: Eagle standing on thuderbolt; to r., cornucopia; between legs, LI.
Verification Level
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