Classification(s)
- Coin/Medal
Lepton
IssuerIssued by
Ake-Ptolemais
Expedition
The Joint Expedition to Samaria
Place of IssueAke-Ptolemais, Phoenicia
ProvenanceSamaria, Palestine
Date126/125 BCE
MediumAE (bronze/base metal)
Dimensions14 mm, 1.79 g, 12 o'clock
CultureSeleucid
DescriptionCondition: G- to PRuler/Minting Authority: Ake-Ptolemais
City-State/Region/Mint: Ake-Ptolemais, Phoenicia
Obverse & Reverse
Jugate heads of the Dioscuri, each surmounted by star, right; cirdcle of dots (obscured).
Cornucopia containing fruits; circle of dots; to right, ANTIOXEΩN ENΠTOΛEMAIΔI IΠP; on left, IEPAΣAΣY and monogram.
Object number1982.7.366
ProvenanceHarvard Samaria Crowfoot-Kenyon Excavation 1931-1933.
Collections
- Classical and Judaic Coins
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