1976.79.1600: Tetradrachm of Ptolemy II, Tyre
Coins
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1976.79.1600
- People
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Ptolemy II Philadelphos, Greek (r. 283-246 BCE)
Ptolemy I Soter, Greek (r. 323-283 BCE)
- Title
- Tetradrachm of Ptolemy II, Tyre
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 266-265 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Tyre (Phoenicia)
- Period
- Ptolemaic period
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/179016
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 13.72 g
- Die Axis
- 12
- Denomination
- tetradrachm
- Date on Object
- Year 20
- Inscriptions and Marks
-
- Reverse Inscription: PTOLEMAIOU BASILEOS
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire I.1, 562; Svoronos 645
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
- Accession Year
- 1976
- Object Number
- 1976.79.1600
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obv.: Head of Ptolemy I with aegis r., botted border
Rev.: Eagle with closed wings standing on thunderbolt l. Club and monogram in l. field, Kappa in r field. Dotted border.
Verification Level
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