Coin
Physical description
Silver coin of Ptolemy I Soter. Obverse: head of Alexander the Great, right facing, with the hor of Zeus Ammon, clad in an elephant skin and aegis (and lion's scalp ?). Reverse: Zeus Aetophpros seated left facing, on a backless throne, his left hand resting on a sceptre, holding eagle in his right hand. There is a small loop at the top centre.
Categories
Materials
Date Made
316 B.C.E.-311 B.C.E.
Date Acquired
Jun 1957
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Measurements
Overall: .5 cm x 3.0 cm x 2.6 cm
Object Number
2189/274