Bronze Coin, Alexandria, 246 BC - 222 BC 1944.100.76309

Physical Description

• Axis: 12

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 15.44
  • Diameter (in mm): 27

Typological Description

Source: Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B362

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

• Authority

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

• Geographic

  • Mint: Alexandria

• Obverse

  • Deity: Zeus

• Reverse

  • Symbol (LeftField): cornucopiae bound with royal diadem right
  • Symbol (Exergue): Λ
• TypeSeries: Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire

References

• Reference: Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B362
• Reference: SNGCop 223

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1944.100.76309
• Department: Greek
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

• Provenance

  • Bequest of E.T. Newell
  • Endicott coll. 1915

Rights

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