Bronze Coin, Berytus, 246 BC - 222 BC 0000.999.43055

Physical Description

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Typological Description

Source: Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B464

• Object Type: Coin
• Date Range: 246 BC - 222 BC
• Denomination: Hemiobol
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Bronze

• Authority

  • Authority: Ptolemy III Euergetes
  • • Dynasty: Ptolemaic Dynasty
    • State: Ptolemaic Empire

• Geographic

  • Mint: Berytus (Uncertain value)

• Obverse

  • Type: Horned Head of deified Alexander right in elephant Headdress, dotted border
  • Portrait: Alexander III of Macedon
  • • Dynasty: Argead Dynasty
    • State: Kingdom of Macedonia

• Reverse

  • Legend: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ on l., ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ on r.
  • Type: Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, Head reverted, double Cornucopiae bound with royal diadem over Eagle's shoulder, dotted border
  • Symbol (LeftField): trident
• TypeSeries: Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire

References

• Reference: Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B464

Administrative History

• Identifier: 0000.999.43055
• Department: Greek
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
• License: Public Domain Mark (images)
• Rights: No Copyright - United States