Coin: ar tetradrachm

Museum number:
8-4773
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004773
Accession number:
Acc.184
Object count:
1
Description:
Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 13.42 grams, 26 mm. Ptolemy XII, 70 BC. Paphos, Cyprus. Obverse: Bust of Ptolemy Soter r. Reverse: ΠTΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle facing left holds palm; in field, ΙΑ ΠΑ.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Paphos, Paphos District, Cyprus
Production place:
Paphos, Paphos District, Cyprus
Culture or time period:
Ptolemaic dynasty (332–31 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Ptolemy I Soter (King of Egypt)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: PTOLEMAIOY BASILEOS
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Tetradrachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
70 BC
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 26 millimeters and weight 13.42 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4773, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 13.42 grams, 26 mm. Ptolemy XII, 70 BC. Paphos, Cyprus. Obverse: Bust of Ptolemy Soter r. Reverse: ΠTΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle facing left holds palm; in field, ΙΑ ΠΑ.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4773, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 13.42 grams, 26 mm. Ptolemy XII, 70 BC. Paphos, Cyprus. Obverse: Bust of Ptolemy Soter r. Reverse: ΠTΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle facing left holds palm; in field, ΙΑ ΠΑ.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4773, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 13.42 grams, 26 mm. Ptolemy XII, 70 BC. Paphos, Cyprus. Obverse: Bust of Ptolemy Soter r. Reverse: ΠTΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle facing left holds palm; in field, ΙΑ ΠΑ.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4773, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 13.42 grams, 26 mm. Ptolemy XII, 70 BC. Paphos, Cyprus. Obverse: Bust of Ptolemy Soter r. Reverse: ΠTΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle facing left holds palm; in field, ΙΑ ΠΑ.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4773, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 13.42 grams, 26 mm. Ptolemy XII, 70 BC. Paphos, Cyprus. Obverse: Bust of Ptolemy Soter r. Reverse: ΠTΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle facing left holds palm; in field, ΙΑ ΠΑ.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4773, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 13.42 grams, 26 mm. Ptolemy XII, 70 BC. Paphos, Cyprus. Obverse: Bust of Ptolemy Soter r. Reverse: ΠTΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle facing left holds palm; in field, ΙΑ ΠΑ.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4773, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 13.42 grams, 26 mm. Ptolemy XII, 70 BC. Paphos, Cyprus. Obverse: Bust of Ptolemy Soter r. Reverse: ΠTΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle facing left holds palm; in field, ΙΑ ΠΑ.

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