Coin of Ptolemy VIII, Alexandria
CoinsHellenistic2nd century BCE

Coin of Ptolemy VIII, Alexandria

145-116 BCE

Artists

Ptolemy VIII Eurgetes IICoin Constituent

Description

Obv.: Head of Alexander the Great, r., clad in elephant's skin and aegis. Border of Dots. Rev.: Eagle, l., on thunderbolt, with wings open. Border of Dots.

Classification
Coins
Technique
Struck
Medium
Bronze
Culture
Hellenistic
Period
Ptolemaic period
Century
2nd century BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

15.93 g

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