Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-5583
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.925
Description:
Coin. Æ (29 mm., 18.69 gr.) Ptolemy V, Egypt BC 205/4-180. Obverse: Head of Isis crowned with sedge facing right. Reverse: ΠΡΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ. Eagle with open wings stands facing left on thunderbolt.
Donor:
John L. Balderston
Collection place:
Egypt
Culture or time period:
Greek Hellenistic Period (323–30 BC)
Collector:
John L. Balderston
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Isis (Egyptian and Roman deity)
Inscription:
ΠΡΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
205-180 BC
Accession date:
1947
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 29 millimeters and weight 18.69 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5583, described as Coin. Æ (29 mm., 18.69 gr.) Ptolemy V, Egypt BC 205/4-180. Obverse: Head of Isis crowned with sedge facing right. Reverse: ΠΡΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ. Eagle with open wings stands facing left on thunderbolt.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5583, described as Coin. Æ (29 mm., 18.69 gr.) Ptolemy V, Egypt BC 205/4-180. Obverse: Head of Isis crowned with sedge facing right. Reverse: ΠΡΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ. Eagle with open wings stands facing left on thunderbolt.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5583, described as Coin. Æ (29 mm., 18.69 gr.) Ptolemy V, Egypt BC 205/4-180. Obverse: Head of Isis crowned with sedge facing right. Reverse: ΠΡΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ. Eagle with open wings stands facing left on thunderbolt.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5583, described as Coin. Æ (29 mm., 18.69 gr.) Ptolemy V, Egypt BC 205/4-180. Obverse: Head of Isis crowned with sedge facing right. Reverse: ΠΡΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ. Eagle with open wings stands facing left on thunderbolt.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5583, described as Coin. Æ (29 mm., 18.69 gr.) Ptolemy V, Egypt BC 205/4-180. Obverse: Head of Isis crowned with sedge facing right. Reverse: ΠΡΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ. Eagle with open wings stands facing left on thunderbolt.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5583, described as Coin. Æ (29 mm., 18.69 gr.) Ptolemy V, Egypt BC 205/4-180. Obverse: Head of Isis crowned with sedge facing right. Reverse: ΠΡΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ. Eagle with open wings stands facing left on thunderbolt.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5583, described as Coin. Æ (29 mm., 18.69 gr.) Ptolemy V, Egypt BC 205/4-180. Obverse: Head of Isis crowned with sedge facing right. Reverse: ΠΡΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ. Eagle with open wings stands facing left on thunderbolt.

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