205 BCE - 180 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛEMΑΙΟΥ
Overstriking coin
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Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Bust of Ptolemy V right, wearing diadem, drapped. Border of dots.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛEMΑΙΟΥ (Greek) Eagle standing left on thunderbolt. In left field, Σ. Border of dots.
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 205 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 180 BCE
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Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 14.2314.23 g <br />14,230 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
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DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2828 mm <br />2.8 cm <br />
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StandardStandard.: Ptolemaic
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References
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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(visible: Π close to the right wing).
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Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:
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Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ
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Modern countryModern country:
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AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:
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Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..
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periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:
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tetradrachm
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References
References
- ^ Svoronos, Ioannes N. (1904-1908), Τὰ νομίσματα τοῦ κράτους τῶν Πτολεμαίων (Ta nomismata tou kratous tōn Ptolemaiōn - The coins of the Ptolemaic rulers), Athens, 4 v., 68 pl.
- ^ Mørkholm, Otto (1979), "The Portrait Coinage of Ptolemy V. The Main Series", in Greek Numismatics and Archaeology. Essays in Honor of M. Thompson, Wetteren, p. 203-214, pl. 23-24.