Tetradrachm of Ptolemy II, Tyre | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1976.79.1600
People: Ptolemy II Philadelphos, Greek (r. 285-246 BCE)
Ptolemy I Soter, Greek (r. 323-285 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: Svoronos 645, Lorber 562

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
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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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