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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
RPK,p210.1.PtoCle
Description
Alloy coin.
Authority
Ruler:
Ptolemy VI Philometor
Cultures/periods
Greek
Production place
Minted in:
Alexandria (Egypt)
Materials
alloy
Dimensions
Weight:
26.470 grammes
Bibliographic references
Svoronos 1904 / Τα Νομισματα του Κρατους των Πτολεμαιων (The Coins of the Ptolemaic Kings)
(1424)
BMC Greek (Ptolemies) / Catalogue of Greek coins: the Ptolemies, kings of Egypt
(p106.25)
Payne Knight 1830 / Nummi Veteres Civitatum, Regum, Gentium, et Provinciarum, Londini in Museo Ricardi Payne Knight Asservati, ab ipso Ordine Geographico Descripti.
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Richard Payne Knight
Acquisition date
1824
Department
Coins and Medals
Registration number
RPK,p210.1.PtoCle
C&M catalogue number
GC7 (BMC Greek (Ptolemies))
(106)
(25)