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Title
Drachm of Ptolemy IV
Subject
money; coins (money)
Description
The face of Zeus-Ammon adorns the front of this coin and the eagle that is the symbol of Zeus is on the back. Zeus-Ammon is the pairing of the two godkings of the Greek and Egyptian pantheons. The joining of these cultures is an attempt to legitimize the fact that Egypt since the time of Alexander was ruled by Greeks instead of Egyptians.
Creator
Ptolemy IV
Source
[no text]
Publisher
ARTH250 (Professor V. Rousseau, fall 2019)
Date
222-205 BCE
Contributor
BS
Rights
University Art Collection, University of St. Thomas (St. Paul)
Relation
[no text]
Format
Alloy (metal) 4.1 cm
Language
Greek
Type
Physical Object
Identifier
2019.04.009
Coverage
Hellenistic Egypt