Coin
Ptolemy III
Greek
Hellenistic
247-222 BCE
Bronze
Weight: 36 g (0.1 lb.)
Diameter: 1 3/8 in. (35 mm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Bequest of Emily Howe Hitchcock, Class of 1872HW
12.8.29160
Geography
Place Made: Egypt, Northern Africa, Africa
Period
1000 BCE-1 CE
Object Name
Coin
Research Area
Numismatics: Greek and Roman
Not on view
Inscriptions
Obverse: Head of Zeus right Reverse: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt
Course History
Greek 1.01, Introductory Greek, Alexandra Schultz, Winter 2024
Provenance
Collected by Hiram Hitchcock (1832-1900, Class of 1872H), Hanover, New Hampshire, date unknown; bequeathed to his second wife, Emily Howe Hitchcock (1852-1912), Hanover, New Hampshire, 1900; bequeathed to present collection, 1912.
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