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Pentobol coin of Ptolemy IV

Made By Greek
Made By Egyptian
CulturePtolemaic
Date221-205 BC
Mediumbronze
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/2 in., 3/16 in. (3.8 cm, 0.5 cm)
Classification(s)
  • ANCIENT
Credit LineGift of S. Lane Faison, Jr., Class of 1929
Terms
  • eagle
  • Zeus
  • God
  • mythical being
  • profile
Object number77.57
DescriptionObverse: diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right. Reverse: eagle standing left, head turned right, on thunderbolt, filleted cornucopiae at shoulder.
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Inscribedone side, Greek lettering:[Ptolemai_]
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