Alexandria CRI.96.2149.1.1

Physical Description

• Axis: 1

• Measurements

  • Weight: 3.13
  • Diameter: 17

Typological Description

• Date Range: BCE 274 - BCE 271
• Object Type: Coin
• Denomination: Hemiobol
• Material: Bronze

• Authority

  • Authority: Ptolemy II Philadelphus
  • • Dynasty: Ptolemaic Dynasty
    • State: Ptolemaic Empire
• TypeSeries: 2

• Geographic

  • Mint: Tyre
  • Region: Phoenicia

• Obverse

  • Type: Tête d’Alexandre diadémée et cornue à droite, cheveux longs.

• Reverse

  • Legend: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ
  • Type: Aigle aux ailes ouvertes debout à gauche sur un foudre, I au-dessus d’une massue dans le champ gauche

Findspot Description

Findspot

• Findspot: Cricket Ground excavations
• Stratigraphic Unit: 2149

Discovery

• Date: April 17, 1996

References

• Reference: Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B322
• Reference: Picard, Faucher 2012, 86
• Reference: Svoronos 635

Administrative History

• Index: 3880
• Coin Number: 69
• Inventory Number: CRI.96.2149.1.1
• Department: Greek Numismatics
• Repository: Shallalat

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: Centre d’Études Alexandrines
• License: Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 International (images)
• Rights: CEAlex-Archives