0178

Creator

Preview

Period

Ptolemaic

Ruler

Ptolemy II Philadelphos (283-246 BC)

Mint

Tyre (or Gaza)

Province or Region

Egypt

Metal

Bronze

Denomination

25

Weight

10.72g

Obverse Description

Head of Zeus Ammon, r., laureate.

Reverse Description

Eagle stands l., on thunderbolt; double cornucopiae and club in field. [ΠΤΟ] ΛΕΜΑΙΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕ[ΩΣ]

Comments

Modern Crimea.

Publisher

Pepperdine University Libraries

Digital Collection

The John Wilson Coin Collection - Ancient Coins of the Holy Land

Credit Line

The John Wilson Coin Collection - Ancient Coins of the Holy Land [digital resource], Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives

Document Type

Article