Coin of Ptolemy IV from a Ptolemaic hoard
Description
Coin, Ptolemy IV. Ptolemaic Period, 222–205 B.C. Bronze. Diam. 4.2 cm. From: Birabi, Asasif, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1915–16. Subject: Coins. Credit: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922.
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 close-up of a corroded bronze coin showing a high-relief figure or emblem on one side and worn field details.
The image presents a single round bronze coin photographed against a light background. The obverse features a dense, high-relief motif occupying most of the surface; due to corrosion and wear the specific iconography (e.g., a portrait, diademed figure, or deity attribute) is not fully legible. The reverse (if present) is not shown. Around the motif there are no clearly readable inscriptions; any lettering appears lost to patina and abrasion. The edge is smooth/worn with minor irregularities, consistent with an archaeological bronze coin.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116249914 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 22.3.476 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 551801 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- 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.