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Image Not Available for aes, Hellenistic Greece, Egypt, 247-222 BCE
aes, Hellenistic Greece, Egypt, 247-222 BCE
Image Not Available for aes, Hellenistic Greece, Egypt, 247-222 BCE
Object numberCC59.1.0042

aes, Hellenistic Greece, Egypt, 247-222 BCE

Date247-222 BCE
Emperor
CultureGreek
MediumAes
DimensionsCoin Dimensions: 3.47 cm, 31.58 g
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Classics Department, 1968
On View
Not on view
PeriodHellenistic Greece
Classification(s)
Denomination
Language
Minting Location
Obverse Description
Head of Zeus Ammon with diadem and globe, r.
Reverse Description
Eagle on thunderbolt, l., cornicopia to left, mint symbol btwn. eagle’s legs.  legend in very poor condition.  very difficult to decipher.
Reverse Legend
PTOLEMAIOU BASILEWS
Reverse Translated
Of King Ptolemy
BibliographyBMC Ptolemies, Ptolemy III, 87.
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Image Not Available for aes, Hellenistic Greece, Egypt, 247-222 BCE
aes, Hellenistic Greece, Egypt, 247-222 BCE
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Culture: Greek
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Culture: Greek
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Agathokles
304-289 BCE
Culture: Greek
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aes, Hellenistic Greece, Syracuse, 274-216 BCE
Hieron II
274-216 BCE
Culture: Italian
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aes, Hellenistic Greece, Macedonia, 220-179 BCE
Philip V
220-179 BCE
Culture: Greek
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aes, Hellenistic Greece, Syracuse, 274-216 BCE
Hieron II
274-216 BCE
Culture: Greek
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aes, Hellenistic Greece, Syracuse, 288-279 BCE
Hiketas
288-279 BCE
Culture: Greek
Image Not Available for aes, Hellenistic Greece, Syracuse, 304-289 BCE
aes, Hellenistic Greece, Syracuse, 304-289 BCE
Agathokles
304-289 BCE
Culture: Greek
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aes, Hellenistic Greece, Bruttium, 282-203 BCE
c. 282-203 BCE
Culture: Italian