Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-4417
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004417
Accession number:
Acc.147
Description:
Coin; AE; Greek. 21.77 grams, 19 mm. Ptolemy VI, 169-168 BC. Egypt. Obverse: bust of Zeus Ammon r. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, two eagles standing l.; cornucopia in field.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Alexandria, Lower Egypt
Verbatim coll. place:
Purchased in Paris
Production place:
Alexandria, Lower Egypt
Culture or time period:
Ptolemaic dynasty (332–31 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson and Raymond Serrure
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Copper (metal)
Person depicted:
Zeus (Greek deity)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: BASILEOS
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
ca. 169-168 BC
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 21.77 grams and linear 19 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 5 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4417, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 21.77 grams, 19 mm. Ptolemy VI, 169-168 BC. Egypt. Obverse: bust of Zeus Ammon r. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, two eagles standing l.; cornucopia in field.Hearst Museum object 2 of 5 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4417, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 21.77 grams, 19 mm. Ptolemy VI, 169-168 BC. Egypt. Obverse: bust of Zeus Ammon r. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, two eagles standing l.; cornucopia in field.Hearst Museum object 3 of 5 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4417, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 21.77 grams, 19 mm. Ptolemy VI, 169-168 BC. Egypt. Obverse: bust of Zeus Ammon r. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, two eagles standing l.; cornucopia in field.Hearst Museum object 4 of 5 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4417, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 21.77 grams, 19 mm. Ptolemy VI, 169-168 BC. Egypt. Obverse: bust of Zeus Ammon r. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, two eagles standing l.; cornucopia in field.Hearst Museum object 5 of 5 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4417, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 21.77 grams, 19 mm. Ptolemy VI, 169-168 BC. Egypt. Obverse: bust of Zeus Ammon r. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, two eagles standing l.; cornucopia in field.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4417, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 21.77 grams, 19 mm. Ptolemy VI, 169-168 BC. Egypt. Obverse: bust of Zeus Ammon r. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, two eagles standing l.; cornucopia in field.

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