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- Co 923 (Early Hellenistic bronze obol of Ptolemy I from Paphos) [permalink] [show fewer links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Logical part of
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Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
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Coin
- Comparanda
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CPtolEmpI.2 B216 (minted at Paphos, Cyprus)
- Comparanda
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Svoronos19041908, vol. 2, 75, p. 14, pl. VI:23 (dated 310-305 B.C.)
- Preservation comment
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Wear: P/aVF? Extensive, severe chipping and flaking. Large areas of blue to green bronze disease (chloride salts) and red corrosion.
- Published as
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KenchreaiIII, pp. 15, 83, no. 53 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Ptolemy III (?), 247-222 B.C.”)
- Axis (1-12
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7
- Has denomination
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obol
- Numismatic Diameter (mm.)
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20.0
- Numismatic Mint
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Paphos
- Numismatic Weight (grs.)
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6.74
- Obverse Description
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Head of Aphrodite to right, wearing polos
- Reverse Description
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Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; to left, ✶ (traces)
- Reverse Inscription
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To right, ΠΤΟΛΕΜ[ΑΙΟΥ] slanting
- Belongs to Historical Period
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Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)
- Material
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Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
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Eagle (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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