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Ptolemy IV - AE Hemidrachm
Coin
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Museum of Antiquities - University of Saskatchewan
Obverse
Name/Title
Ptolemy IV - AE Hemidrachm
Entry/Object ID
C2017-G74-461
Collection
Hellenistic Greece
Mintage
Mint
Tyre
Date made
217 BCE - 204 BCE
Time Period
Hellenistic
Place of Origin
City
Tyre
Manufacture Method
Struck
Coin Details
Obverse
Description
Head of Zeus Ammon, diademed, right.
Reverse
Description
Eagle standing on thunderbolt, left; to left in field, club of Herakles; ΔI between legs.
Transcription
ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕ[ΩΣ]
Translation
King Ptolemy
Issuing Authority
Ptolemy IV
Denomination
AE Hemidrachm
Ethnography
Cultural Region
Region
West Asia
Continent
Asia
Culture/Tribe
Greek
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Thickness
5.46 mm
Diameter
34.24 mm
Weight
32.95 g
Composition
Material
Bronze
Web Links and URLs
Ptolemaic Coins Online
Research Notes
Research Type
Reference
Notes
Svoronos 1130
Research Type
Reference
Notes
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Volume 2, Part 1, B543