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Coin: æ
Museum number:
8-4419
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004419
Accession number:
Acc.147
Description:
Coin; AE; Greek.7.72 grams, 23 mm. Ptolemy II, 271-246 BC. Egypt. Obverse: bust of Ptolemy Soter r. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ (sic), head of Lybia r.
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)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: BASILEOS PTOLEMAIOY
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
271-246 BC
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 23 millimeters and weight 7.72 grams
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