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Drachm of Kingdom of Egypt with bust of Ptolemy III
Greek
Hellenistic Period
246–241 B.C.
Mint: Egypt (Kingdom), Possibly Seleucia in Pieria
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 14 mm. Weight: 3.08 gm.
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.196
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2281.
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Ptolemy III to right, draped, diademed, and with slight beard.
Border of dots.
(Profile double struck)
Reverse: Cornucopia filled with fruits and bound with fillet with fringed ends.
Inscription in Greek around.
Border of dots.
Border of dots.
(Profile double struck)
Reverse: Cornucopia filled with fruits and bound with fillet with fringed ends.
Inscription in Greek around.
Border of dots.