Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-4894
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AE; Greek. 35.73 grams, 36 mm. Ptolemy III, 247-221 BC. Egypt. Obverse: Head of Zeus Ammon r. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ, eagle l.; to left, cornucopiae; below, PX.
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:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Zeus (Greek deity)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
247-221 BC
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 35.73 grams and linear 36 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4894, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 35.73 grams, 36 mm. Ptolemy III, 247-221 BC. Egypt. Obverse: Head of Zeus Ammon r. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ, eagle l.; to left, cornucopiae; below, PX.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4894, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 35.73 grams, 36 mm. Ptolemy III, 247-221 BC. Egypt. Obverse: Head of Zeus Ammon r. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ, eagle l.; to left, cornucopiae; below, PX.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4894, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 35.73 grams, 36 mm. Ptolemy III, 247-221 BC. Egypt. Obverse: Head of Zeus Ammon r. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ, eagle l.; to left, cornucopiae; below, PX.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4894, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 35.73 grams, 36 mm. Ptolemy III, 247-221 BC. Egypt. Obverse: Head of Zeus Ammon r. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ, eagle l.; to left, cornucopiae; below, PX.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4894, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 35.73 grams, 36 mm. Ptolemy III, 247-221 BC. Egypt. Obverse: Head of Zeus Ammon r. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ, eagle l.; to left, cornucopiae; below, PX.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4894, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 35.73 grams, 36 mm. Ptolemy III, 247-221 BC. Egypt. Obverse: Head of Zeus Ammon r. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ, eagle l.; to left, cornucopiae; below, PX.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4894, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 35.73 grams, 36 mm. Ptolemy III, 247-221 BC. Egypt. Obverse: Head of Zeus Ammon r. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ, eagle l.; to left, cornucopiae; below, PX.

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