Coin: ar tetradrachm

Museum number:
8-4765
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004765
Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 14.09 grams, 26 mm. Ptolemy I, 305-283 BC. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: Bust of Ptolemy facing r. diademed. Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle l. on thunderbolt; to left, monogram, countermark, four triangles arranged in the shape of a square, with the smaller ends facing inwards.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
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: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ.
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Tetradrachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
305-283 BC
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 14.09 grams and linear 26 millimeters
Loans:
S1973-1974 #43: Department of Classics (UC Berkeley)/Crawford Hallock Greenewalt Jr. (December 4, 1973–December 6, 1973), S1974-1975 #51: Department of Classics (UC Berkeley)/Crawford Hallock Greenewalt Jr. (January 22, 1975–January 22, 1975), S1977-1978 #51: Department of Classics (UC Berkeley)/Crawford Hallock Greenewalt Jr. (April 5, 1978–June 7, 1978), and S1982-1983 #30: Department of Art History (UC Berkeley) (February 28, 1983–March 17, 1983)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4765, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 14.09 grams, 26 mm. Ptolemy I, 305-283 BC. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: Bust of Ptolemy facing r. diademed. Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle l. on thunderbolt; to left, monogram, countermark, four triangles arranged in the shape of a square, with the smaller ends facing inwards.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4765, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 14.09 grams, 26 mm. Ptolemy I, 305-283 BC. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: Bust of Ptolemy facing r. diademed. Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle l. on thunderbolt; to left, monogram, countermark, four triangles arranged in the shape of a square, with the smaller ends facing inwards.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4765, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 14.09 grams, 26 mm. Ptolemy I, 305-283 BC. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: Bust of Ptolemy facing r. diademed. Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle l. on thunderbolt; to left, monogram, countermark, four triangles arranged in the shape of a square, with the smaller ends facing inwards.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4765, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 14.09 grams, 26 mm. Ptolemy I, 305-283 BC. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: Bust of Ptolemy facing r. diademed. Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle l. on thunderbolt; to left, monogram, countermark, four triangles arranged in the shape of a square, with the smaller ends facing inwards.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4765, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 14.09 grams, 26 mm. Ptolemy I, 305-283 BC. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: Bust of Ptolemy facing r. diademed. Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle l. on thunderbolt; to left, monogram, countermark, four triangles arranged in the shape of a square, with the smaller ends facing inwards.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4765, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 14.09 grams, 26 mm. Ptolemy I, 305-283 BC. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: Bust of Ptolemy facing r. diademed. Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle l. on thunderbolt; to left, monogram, countermark, four triangles arranged in the shape of a square, with the smaller ends facing inwards.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4765, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 14.09 grams, 26 mm. Ptolemy I, 305-283 BC. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: Bust of Ptolemy facing r. diademed. Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle l. on thunderbolt; to left, monogram, countermark, four triangles arranged in the shape of a square, with the smaller ends facing inwards.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4765, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 14.09 grams, 26 mm. Ptolemy I, 305-283 BC. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: Bust of Ptolemy facing r. diademed. Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle l. on thunderbolt; to left, monogram, countermark, four triangles arranged in the shape of a square, with the smaller ends facing inwards.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4765, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 14.09 grams, 26 mm. Ptolemy I, 305-283 BC. Alexandria, Egypt. Obverse: Bust of Ptolemy facing r. diademed. Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle l. on thunderbolt; to left, monogram, countermark, four triangles arranged in the shape of a square, with the smaller ends facing inwards.

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