Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-5698a
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
8-5698 (previous number)
Accession number:
Acc.908
Description:
Coin. Æ, Greek. ( gms., 32 mm.) Ptolemy VI and Ptolemy VII, 169 BC. Egypt. Obverse: Head of Zeus Ammon facing right. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ. Two eagles facing left; cornucopiae in field.
Donor:
Mary W. Knight
Collection place:
Egypt
Production place:
Egypt
Culture or time period:
Greek Hellenistic Period (323–30 BC) and Ptolemaic dynasty (332–31 BC)
Collector:
H. M. Holbrook
Collection date:
1888
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Zeus (Greek deity)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: BASILEOS PTOLEMAIY
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
169 BC
Accession date:
1947
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 23 grams and linear 32 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5698a, described as Coin. Æ, Greek. ( gms., 32 mm.) Ptolemy VI and Ptolemy VII, 169 BC. Egypt. Obverse: Head of Zeus Ammon facing right. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ. Two eagles facing left; cornucopiae in field.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5698a, described as Coin. Æ, Greek. ( gms., 32 mm.) Ptolemy VI and Ptolemy VII, 169 BC. Egypt. Obverse: Head of Zeus Ammon facing right. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ. Two eagles facing left; cornucopiae in field.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5698a, described as Coin. Æ, Greek. ( gms., 32 mm.) Ptolemy VI and Ptolemy VII, 169 BC. Egypt. Obverse: Head of Zeus Ammon facing right. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ. Two eagles facing left; cornucopiae in field.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5698a, described as Coin. Æ, Greek. ( gms., 32 mm.) Ptolemy VI and Ptolemy VII, 169 BC. Egypt. Obverse: Head of Zeus Ammon facing right. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ. Two eagles facing left; cornucopiae in field.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5698a, described as Coin. Æ, Greek. ( gms., 32 mm.) Ptolemy VI and Ptolemy VII, 169 BC. Egypt. Obverse: Head of Zeus Ammon facing right. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ. Two eagles facing left; cornucopiae in field.

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