Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-8423
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080008423
Accession number:
Acc.2635
Description:
Coin; Æ; Egypt. 38 mm. Ptolemy III. Obverse: Head of Zeus. Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕ_Υ ΒΑΣ_Ω_, Ptolemaic Eagle, CF American Numismatic Society coin 1944.100.76302 with inscription ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ.
Donor:
Barbara E. Busch
Collection place:
Egypt
Production place:
Egypt
Culture or time period:
Ptolemaic dynasty (332–31 BC)
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Ptolemy III Euergetes (King of Egypt)
Inscription:
ΠΤΟΛΕ_Υ ΒΑΣ_Ω_
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
246-222 BC
Accession date:
1970
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 37 grams and linear 38 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8423, described as Coin; Æ; Egypt. 38 mm. Ptolemy III. Obverse: Head of Zeus. Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕ_Υ ΒΑΣ_Ω_, Ptolemaic Eagle, CF American Numismatic Society coin 1944.100.76302 with inscription ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8423, described as Coin; Æ; Egypt. 38 mm. Ptolemy III. Obverse: Head of Zeus. Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕ_Υ ΒΑΣ_Ω_, Ptolemaic Eagle, CF American Numismatic Society coin 1944.100.76302 with inscription ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8423, described as Coin; Æ; Egypt. 38 mm. Ptolemy III. Obverse: Head of Zeus. Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕ_Υ ΒΑΣ_Ω_, Ptolemaic Eagle, CF American Numismatic Society coin 1944.100.76302 with inscription ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8423, described as Coin; Æ; Egypt. 38 mm. Ptolemy III. Obverse: Head of Zeus. Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕ_Υ ΒΑΣ_Ω_, Ptolemaic Eagle, CF American Numismatic Society coin 1944.100.76302 with inscription ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8423, described as Coin; Æ; Egypt. 38 mm. Ptolemy III. Obverse: Head of Zeus. Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕ_Υ ΒΑΣ_Ω_, Ptolemaic Eagle, CF American Numismatic Society coin 1944.100.76302 with inscription ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8423, described as Coin; Æ; Egypt. 38 mm. Ptolemy III. Obverse: Head of Zeus. Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕ_Υ ΒΑΣ_Ω_, Ptolemaic Eagle, CF American Numismatic Society coin 1944.100.76302 with inscription ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8423, described as Coin; Æ; Egypt. 38 mm. Ptolemy III. Obverse: Head of Zeus. Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕ_Υ ΒΑΣ_Ω_, Ptolemaic Eagle, CF American Numismatic Society coin 1944.100.76302 with inscription ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ.

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