coin / Gold

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Object Identifier
1963.03.0001
Object Name
coin
Object Type
Coins
Materials
Gold
Length
;
Width
;
Height
;
Thickness
;
Weight
27.6;27.7 g
Quantity
1
Pierced
no
Inscribed
no
Verbatim Date
270 BC
Production Site
site
Denomination
octodrachm
Authority
Ptolemy_II_Philadelphus
Mint
Alexandria
Countermark
no
Coin Obverse Description
Veiled bust of Arsinoe II r
Coin Reverse Description
Filleted double cornucopiae
Exhibition Title
Women and Gender in Ancient Egypt: from Prehistory to Late Antiquity
Cavafy's World: A Tribute to the Greek Poet Constantine P. Cavafy
Exhibition Curator
Wilfong, Terry
Talalay, Lauren
Class Title
Readings in Classical Greek Prose
The Archaeology of Bling
Greek Numismatics/Roman Numismatics (W2022)
Class Instructor
Janko, Richard
Quinn, Colin
Soto-Marin, Irene
Class Department
Greek
Anthropology
CLARCH
Class Number
401
296.01
632
Class Year
2011
2014
2022
Class Semester
Fall
Spring
Winter
Type Category
Numismatic

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1963.03.0001
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