2005.115.53: Didrachm of Ptolemy IV?, Egypt
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2005.115.53
- People
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Ptolemy IV Philopator, Greek (r. 221-203 BCE)
- Title
- Didrachm of Ptolemy IV?, Egypt
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 221-204 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Egypt (Ancient)
- Period
- Ptolemaic period
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/21161
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 6.26 g
- Die Axis
- 12
- Denomination
- didrachm
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Reverse Inscription: PTOLEMAIOU BASILEOS
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Collection of Margarete Bieber
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Similar to Svoronos 1205-1228
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Celia and Walter Gilbert, Claude-Claire Grenier, and the Marian H. Phinney Fund
- Accession Year
- 2005
- Object Number
- 2005.115.53
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Diademmed head of Ptolemy I r.
Rev.: Eagle with closed wings standing on thunderbolt l. No visible monograms.
Verification Level
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