Lepton (fracture defect)

Place of IssueAke-Ptolemais, Phoenicia

ProvenanceSamaria, Palestine

Date126/125 BCE

MediumAE (bronze/base metal)

Dimensions13 mm, 1.14 g, 3 o'clock

CultureSeleucid

DescriptionCondition: G-/G
Ruler/Minting Authority: Ake-Ptolemais
City-State/Region/Mint: Ake-Ptolemais, Phoenicia
Obverse & Reverse

- Obverse -

Jugate heads of the Dioscuri, each surmounted by star, right; cirdcle of dots (obscured).

- Reverse -

Cornucopia containing fruits; circle of dots; to right, ANTIOXEΩN ENΠTOΛEMAIΔI IΠP; on left, IEPAΣAΣY and monogram.

Object number1982.7.371

ProvenanceHarvard Samaria Crowfoot-Kenyon Excavation 1931-1933.

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