Detail View: The AMICA Library: Ptolemaic coin with head of Zeus
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AMICA ID:
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BMFA.11.827
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AMICA Library Year:
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1999
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Name:
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Unknown
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Artist not recorded
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Title:
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Ptolemaic coin with head of Zeus
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View:
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Alternate View
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Creation Date:
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probably reign of Ptolemy I, Soter, 305-283 B.C.
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Creation Start Date:
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0
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Creation End Date:
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0
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Creation Date:
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probably reign of Ptolemy I, Soter, 305-283 B.C.
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Creation Start Date:
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0
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Creation End Date:
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0
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Materials and Techniques:
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Bronze
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Style or Period:
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Hellenistic (Ptolemaic) Period
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Creation Place:
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Egypt, Alexandria
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Dimensions:
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Diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.); weignt 17.52 g
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AMICA Contributor:
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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Owner Location:
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Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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ID Number:
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11.827
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Credit Line:
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Harvard University - Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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Rights:
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Context:
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Mint: Egypt, Alexandria
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Context - Place:
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Egypt, Alexandria
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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BMFA.203-91.tif
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