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Maker:

Ptolemy II Philadelphos (285 BC-246 BC); ruler

Name(s):

tetradrachm; denomination
Greek; Series
Egypt; subseries
Kings of Egypt; subsubseries

Date:

254 B.C.
date 254

Production
Place:

Egypt

Production
Place (legacy):

Egypt, origin, country

Material:

silver

Dimension(s):

image(height), 26, mm
image(width), 27, mm
weight, 14.05, g
die axis, 0, degrees

Acquisition:

loan; 1991; Lewis, S.S.

Inscription(s):

design; obverse; Diademed head of Ptolemy I.
design; reverse; Eagle on thunderbolt; legend, monograms and date

Alternative
Number(s):

SNG Lewis; 1189
ordering; LW-1188

Accession:

Object Number: CM.LS.1189-R
(Coins and Medals)
(record id: 113890; input: 2004-11-23; modified: 2012-01-10)

Permanent
Identifier:

http://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/113890