Coin of Ptolemy III, Egypt | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2005.115.57
People: Ptolemy III Euergetes, Greek (r. 246-221 BCE)
Title: Coin of Ptolemy III, Egypt
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 246 - 221 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt)
Period: Ptolemaic period
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/21162

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

48.37 g

Die Axis

11

Inscriptions and Marks

Reverse Inscription: PTOLEMAIOU BASILEOS

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Collection of Margarete Bieber: bought 1974 from C.L. Deland

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Svoronos 974

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: 2005.115.57
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Bearded head of Zeus Ammon to r.
Rev.: Eagle standing on thunderbolt l. looking back, cornucopia on l. shoulder; dotted border. E between the eagle's legs.

Verification Level

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2005.115.57: Coin of Ptolemy III, Egypt