246 BCE - 222 BCE | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ
Overstriking coin
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Classical Numismatic Group, EA 281, 6 Feb. 2008, 6
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Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:
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From the J. S. Wagner Collection.
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Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Head of Ptolemy I right, aegis tied around neck, wearing diadem.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ (Greek) Head of Libya right, wearing taenia. Beneath chin, cornucopia. Border of dots.
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 246 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 222 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.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.177.17 g <br />7,170 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: obol
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 11 mm <br />0.1 cm <br />
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DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2121 mm <br />2.1 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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Head of Zeus Ammon right.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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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
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.
- ^ Lorber, Catharine C. (2018), Coins of the Ptolemaic empire : Part I. Ptolemy I through Ptolemy IV, 2 vol., New York.