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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.115.79
People
Ptolemy IV Philopator, Greek (r. 221-203 BCE)
Title
Coin of Ptolemy IV
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
221 BCE-204 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Egypt (Ancient)
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
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: PTOLEMAIOU BASILEOS

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
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
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Zeus Ammon r.
Rev.: Eagle standing on thuderbolt; to r., cornucopia; between legs, LI.

Verification Level

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