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Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College) -
Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
Hellenistic Bronze/Copper Alloy Coin of Alexandria
- Date
- 247/6 BC - 221/20 BC, Hellenistic
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- 2012.0030
- Material
- Bronze/Copper Alloy
- Object Type
- Coin
- Coin Denomination
- Coin Mint
- Alexandria
- Issuers
- Ptolemy III
- Officina
- Has Mint Mark
- no
- Has Control Mark
- yes
- Has Monogram
- no
- Has Countermark
- no
- Hoard
- Monograph 13 Catalog No.
- 65
- Site
- Sardis
- Sector
- F49
- Trench
- F49 12.2
- Locus
- F49 12.2 Locus 16
- B-Grid Coordinates
- E850.53 / S401.62 *184.97
- Description
- This coin type: Obverse: Head of Alexander in elephant-skin helmet r. (centering hole); Reverse: Eagle, wings closed, standing on thunderbolt, cornucopiae on shoulder, head turned back ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, between legs E.
- Condition
- Excellent
- Dimensions
- Weight: 8.02g; Diameter: 24mm.
- Control mark
- E
- Comments
- See Also
- Bibliography
- Svoronos 1904: 976
- Author
- JDE