Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-4415
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004415
Accession number:
Acc.147
Description:
Coin; AE; Greek. 44.81 grams, 40 mm. Ptolemy III, 246-221 BC. Egypt. Obverse: bust of Zeus Ammon r. Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle l. on thunderbolt; cornucopiae on shoulder; E between legs.
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)
Person depicted:
Zeus (Greek deity)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: PTOLEMAIOY BASILEOS
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
246-221 BC
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 44.81 grams and linear 40 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4415, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 44.81 grams, 40 mm. Ptolemy III, 246-221 BC. Egypt. Obverse: bust of Zeus Ammon r. Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle l. on thunderbolt; cornucopiae on shoulder; E between legs.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4415, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 44.81 grams, 40 mm. Ptolemy III, 246-221 BC. Egypt. Obverse: bust of Zeus Ammon r. Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle l. on thunderbolt; cornucopiae on shoulder; E between legs.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4415, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 44.81 grams, 40 mm. Ptolemy III, 246-221 BC. Egypt. Obverse: bust of Zeus Ammon r. Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle l. on thunderbolt; cornucopiae on shoulder; E between legs.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4415, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 44.81 grams, 40 mm. Ptolemy III, 246-221 BC. Egypt. Obverse: bust of Zeus Ammon r. Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle l. on thunderbolt; cornucopiae on shoulder; E between legs.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4415, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 44.81 grams, 40 mm. Ptolemy III, 246-221 BC. Egypt. Obverse: bust of Zeus Ammon r. Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle l. on thunderbolt; cornucopiae on shoulder; E between legs.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4415, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 44.81 grams, 40 mm. Ptolemy III, 246-221 BC. Egypt. Obverse: bust of Zeus Ammon r. Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle l. on thunderbolt; cornucopiae on shoulder; E between legs.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4415, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 44.81 grams, 40 mm. Ptolemy III, 246-221 BC. Egypt. Obverse: bust of Zeus Ammon r. Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle l. on thunderbolt; cornucopiae on shoulder; E between legs.

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