Coin: ar tetradrachm

Museum number:
8-4452
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004452
Accession number:
Acc.147
Description:
Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 12.97 grams, 29 mm. Ptolemy V, 205-180 BC. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: Head of Ptolemy I r. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΑΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΜΟΥ, Eagle l. on thunderbolt.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Alexandria, Lower Egypt
Production place:
Alexandria, Lower Egypt
Culture or time period:
Ptolemaic dynasty (332–31 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Ptolemy I Soter (King of Egypt)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: PTOLEMAIOY BASILEOS
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Tetradrachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
205-180 BC
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 12.97 grams and linear 29 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4452, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 12.97 grams, 29 mm. Ptolemy V, 205-180 BC. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: Head of Ptolemy I r. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΑΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΜΟΥ, Eagle l. on thunderbolt.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4452, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 12.97 grams, 29 mm. Ptolemy V, 205-180 BC. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: Head of Ptolemy I r. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΑΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΜΟΥ, Eagle l. on thunderbolt.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4452, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 12.97 grams, 29 mm. Ptolemy V, 205-180 BC. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: Head of Ptolemy I r. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΑΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΜΟΥ, Eagle l. on thunderbolt.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4452, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 12.97 grams, 29 mm. Ptolemy V, 205-180 BC. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: Head of Ptolemy I r. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΑΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΜΟΥ, Eagle l. on thunderbolt.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4452, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 12.97 grams, 29 mm. Ptolemy V, 205-180 BC. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: Head of Ptolemy I r. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΑΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΜΟΥ, Eagle l. on thunderbolt.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4452, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 12.97 grams, 29 mm. Ptolemy V, 205-180 BC. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: Head of Ptolemy I r. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΑΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΜΟΥ, Eagle l. on thunderbolt.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4452, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 12.97 grams, 29 mm. Ptolemy V, 205-180 BC. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: Head of Ptolemy I r. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΑΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΜΟΥ, Eagle l. on thunderbolt.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4452, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 12.97 grams, 29 mm. Ptolemy V, 205-180 BC. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: Head of Ptolemy I r. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΑΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΜΟΥ, Eagle l. on thunderbolt.

Tools