Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-5490
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005490
Accession number:
Acc.895
Description:
Coin; AE; Greek. 15.55 grams, 28 mm. Obverse: Head of Cleopatra I r., as Isis, hair bound with corn. Reverse: [ΠΤ]ΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle with wings spread standing l. on thunderbolt; to left, monogram.
Donor:
University of California Library
Collection place:
Egypt
Production place:
Egypt
Culture or time period:
Ptolemaic dynasty (332–31 BC)
Collector:
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Cleopatra I (Queen of Egypt) and Isis (Egyptian and Roman deity)
Inscription:
[ΠΤ]ΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
194-182 BC
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 28 millimeters and weight 15.55 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 12 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5490, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 15.55 grams, 28 mm. Obverse: Head of Cleopatra I r., as Isis, hair bound with corn. Reverse: [ΠΤ]ΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle with wings spread standing l. on thunderbolt; to left, monogram.Hearst Museum object 2 of 12 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5490, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 15.55 grams, 28 mm. Obverse: Head of Cleopatra I r., as Isis, hair bound with corn. Reverse: [ΠΤ]ΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle with wings spread standing l. on thunderbolt; to left, monogram.Hearst Museum object 3 of 12 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5490, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 15.55 grams, 28 mm. Obverse: Head of Cleopatra I r., as Isis, hair bound with corn. Reverse: [ΠΤ]ΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle with wings spread standing l. on thunderbolt; to left, monogram.Hearst Museum object 4 of 12 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5490, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 15.55 grams, 28 mm. Obverse: Head of Cleopatra I r., as Isis, hair bound with corn. Reverse: [ΠΤ]ΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle with wings spread standing l. on thunderbolt; to left, monogram.Hearst Museum object 5 of 12 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5490, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 15.55 grams, 28 mm. Obverse: Head of Cleopatra I r., as Isis, hair bound with corn. Reverse: [ΠΤ]ΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle with wings spread standing l. on thunderbolt; to left, monogram.Hearst Museum object 6 of 12 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5490, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 15.55 grams, 28 mm. Obverse: Head of Cleopatra I r., as Isis, hair bound with corn. Reverse: [ΠΤ]ΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle with wings spread standing l. on thunderbolt; to left, monogram.Hearst Museum object 7 of 12 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5490, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 15.55 grams, 28 mm. Obverse: Head of Cleopatra I r., as Isis, hair bound with corn. Reverse: [ΠΤ]ΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle with wings spread standing l. on thunderbolt; to left, monogram.Hearst Museum object 8 of 12 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5490, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 15.55 grams, 28 mm. Obverse: Head of Cleopatra I r., as Isis, hair bound with corn. Reverse: [ΠΤ]ΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle with wings spread standing l. on thunderbolt; to left, monogram.Hearst Museum object 9 of 12 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5490, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 15.55 grams, 28 mm. Obverse: Head of Cleopatra I r., as Isis, hair bound with corn. Reverse: [ΠΤ]ΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle with wings spread standing l. on thunderbolt; to left, monogram.Hearst Museum object 10 of 12 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5490, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 15.55 grams, 28 mm. Obverse: Head of Cleopatra I r., as Isis, hair bound with corn. Reverse: [ΠΤ]ΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle with wings spread standing l. on thunderbolt; to left, monogram.Hearst Museum object 11 of 12 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5490, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 15.55 grams, 28 mm. Obverse: Head of Cleopatra I r., as Isis, hair bound with corn. Reverse: [ΠΤ]ΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle with wings spread standing l. on thunderbolt; to left, monogram.Hearst Museum object 12 of 12 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5490, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 15.55 grams, 28 mm. Obverse: Head of Cleopatra I r., as Isis, hair bound with corn. Reverse: [ΠΤ]ΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle with wings spread standing l. on thunderbolt; to left, monogram.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5490, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 15.55 grams, 28 mm. Obverse: Head of Cleopatra I r., as Isis, hair bound with corn. Reverse: [ΠΤ]ΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle with wings spread standing l. on thunderbolt; to left, monogram.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5490, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 15.55 grams, 28 mm. Obverse: Head of Cleopatra I r., as Isis, hair bound with corn. Reverse: [ΠΤ]ΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle with wings spread standing l. on thunderbolt; to left, monogram.

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