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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.2741
People
Ptolemy I Soter, Greek (r. 323-285 BCE)
Title
Triobol of Ptolemy I
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
305-285 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt)
Period
Ptolemaic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/169876

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
1.76 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
triobol
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: PTOLEMAIOU BASILEOS; Phi monogram in l. field

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Hess 194, 25 March 1929 (Vogel) 461

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Svoronos 228

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation
Object Number
1.1965.2741
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Diademed head of Ptolemy I r.
Rev.: Eagle with outstreched wings, standing on thunderbolt l., to l. phi monogram

Verification Level

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