Coin of Ptolemy II from a Ptolemaic hoard
Description
Bronze
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A single corroded bronze coin with a central engraved/relief portrait of a bearded male head facing right, surrounded by surrounding decorative or inscription-like marks.
The image shows a round bronze coin viewed straight-on. The surface is heavily darkened and uneven due to corrosion, but a raised relief portrait of a bearded man is visible in the center-right of the coin, with curly hair and a thick beard. Around the portrait are faint raised elements that could represent Greek letters or decorative border features, but the marks are not clear enough to transcribe. No clearly readable hieroglyphs, cartouches, or explicit deities are visible. The obverse/reverse sides are not distinguishable beyond this single face in the photo.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116249878 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 22.3.351 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 551804 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.