Maker(s):
Ptolemy III Euergetes (246 BC-221 BC); ruler
Alexandria; mint; inferred
Collection:
Post Collection
Category:
coin
Name(s):
Greek; Series
Egypt; subseries
Kings of Egypt; subsubseries
Date:
246 B.C. — 220 B.C.
Production
Place(s):
Egypt
Egypt
Production
Place (legacy):
Egypt, origin, country
Production
Note:
Lathe scar to reverse centre
Technique:
struck (metalworking); object
Material:
bronze; object
Dimension(s):
weight, object, 63.55, g
die axis, object, 0, degrees
image(width), 42.38, mm
image(height), 43.67, mm
Acquisition:
given; 2007-11-19; The Post Family Trust
Provenance:
Ex Ritchie W. Post, from the F. Martin Post Collection, bt Empire Coins, FL, viii.1989 for $90.00
Inscription(s):
design; obverse; Laureate bearded bust of Zeus Ammon right
design; reverse; PTOLEMAIOU BASILEOS; Eagle standing left, wings half-closed, cornucopia bound with fillet in field at left, illegible monogram between legs
Alternative
Number:
Svoronos; 992
Accession:
Object Number: CM.6534-2007
(Coins and Medals)
(record id: 166097; input: 2008-12-05; modified: 2012-01-10)
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