Coin: ar tetradrachm

Museum number:
8-4772
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004772
Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 13.14 grams, 26 mm. Ptolemy XII, 72 BC. Paphos, Cyprus. Obverse: Bust of Ptolemy Soter r. Reverse: ΠΟΤΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle l. holding palm; in field, LΘΠΑ.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Paphos, Paphos District, Cyprus
Production place:
Paphos, Paphos District, Cyprus
Culture or time period:
Ptolemaic dynasty (332–31 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
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:
72 BC
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 13.14 grams and linear 26 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4772, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 13.14 grams, 26 mm. Ptolemy XII, 72 BC. Paphos, Cyprus. Obverse: Bust of Ptolemy Soter r. Reverse: ΠΟΤΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle l. holding palm; in field, LΘΠΑ.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4772, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 13.14 grams, 26 mm. Ptolemy XII, 72 BC. Paphos, Cyprus. Obverse: Bust of Ptolemy Soter r. Reverse: ΠΟΤΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle l. holding palm; in field, LΘΠΑ.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4772, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 13.14 grams, 26 mm. Ptolemy XII, 72 BC. Paphos, Cyprus. Obverse: Bust of Ptolemy Soter r. Reverse: ΠΟΤΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle l. holding palm; in field, LΘΠΑ.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4772, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 13.14 grams, 26 mm. Ptolemy XII, 72 BC. Paphos, Cyprus. Obverse: Bust of Ptolemy Soter r. Reverse: ΠΟΤΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle l. holding palm; in field, LΘΠΑ.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4772, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 13.14 grams, 26 mm. Ptolemy XII, 72 BC. Paphos, Cyprus. Obverse: Bust of Ptolemy Soter r. Reverse: ΠΟΤΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle l. holding palm; in field, LΘΠΑ.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4772, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 13.14 grams, 26 mm. Ptolemy XII, 72 BC. Paphos, Cyprus. Obverse: Bust of Ptolemy Soter r. Reverse: ΠΟΤΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle l. holding palm; in field, LΘΠΑ.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4772, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 13.14 grams, 26 mm. Ptolemy XII, 72 BC. Paphos, Cyprus. Obverse: Bust of Ptolemy Soter r. Reverse: ΠΟΤΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle l. holding palm; in field, LΘΠΑ.

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