Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 14.00 grams, 27 mm. Ptolemy II, 284-262 BC. Sidon, Lebanon. Obverse: Bust of Soter r. Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle l. on thunderbolt; to left, ΣΙ over circled N.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Sidon (ancient city), Phoenicia
Production place:
Sidon (ancient city), Phoenicia
Culture or time period:
Macedonian Phoenicia (332-323 BC) and Ptolemaic dynasty (332–31 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Ptolemy I Soter (King of Egypt)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: ΣΙ over circled N and Reverse legend: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ