2005.54: Triobol of Ptolemy I Soter, Alexandria
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2005.54
- People
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Ptolemy I Soter, Greek (r. 323-285 BCE)
- Title
- Triobol of Ptolemy I Soter, Alexandria
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 294 - 282 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt)
- Period
- Ptolemaic period
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/31875
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Gold
- Metal
- AV
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 1.75 g
- Die Axis
- 12
- Denomination
- triobol
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Reverse Inscription: PTOLEMAIOU BASLIEOS, monogram
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire I.1, 155; Svoronos 200, Lorber 155
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Cornelius C. Vermeule, III
- Accession Year
- 2005
- Object Number
- 2005.54
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: portrait of Ptolemy I to r., diademed and wearing aegis around his neck.
Rev.: eagle standing to l.
Verification Level
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