- Co 2014 (Early Hellenistic dichalkon of Ptolemy II from Alexandria) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- -261
- Not before (date)
- -266
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- BMCPtolemies Ptolemaeus III 122, p. 57
- Comparanda
- CPtolEmpI.2 B222
- Comparanda
- Svoronos1904-1908, p. 69, no. 442, pl. XVII:29
- Description
- Distinctly bevelled edge. Centering dimple on reverse. Slightly undersized flan for type.
- Preservation comment
- Wear: P. Slightly chipped edge; extensive, moderate pitting and severe cratering. Wide, thick patches of pale greenish white bronze disease in pits.
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Has denomination
- Dichalkon
- Numismatic Authority
- Ptolemy II Philadelphus (king of Egypt, 284-246 BC)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 16.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Alexandria (Egypt)
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 3.61
- Obverse Description
- Diademed head of Zeus [Ammon] to right (thick hair and beard visible, no horn surviving); within dotted border
- Reverse Description
- Eagle with wings open standing to left on thunderbolt
- Reverse Inscription
- ΠΤΟ[ΛΕΜΑΙ]ΟΥ – ΒΑ[ΣΙΛ]ΕΩΣ; between legs, Δ
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Eagle (Visual Motif)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Zeus/Jupiter (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 2014 (Early Hellenistic dichalkon of Ptolemy II from Alexandria).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co2014>
