Bronze Coin, Ptolemaïs (Ake), 44 BC - 43 BC. 2015.20.2887

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/2015.20.2887

Physical Description

  • Axis: 1

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 9.67
    • Diameter (in mm): 24.5

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Coin
  • Date Range: 44 BC - 43 BC

  • Date on Object

    • Date: 5
  • Manufacture: Struck
  • Material: Bronze

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Type: Laureate head of Zeus right; behind, branch; counter-mark on neck: Eagle standing right within circular incuse.
    • Deity: Zeus

  • Reverse

    • Legend: LE/AΣΥ ΠΤΟΛΕ/ΜΑΕΩΝ/IEPAΣ.
    • Type: Tyche standing left, holding aphlaston and rudderin right hand and cornucopia in left; legend to left and right; to left, |Δ|
    • Deity: Tyche

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 2015.20.2887
  • Department: Roman
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • Witschonke ex Kovacs, 4/13

Rights

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