Silver Coin of Ptolemy I Soter, Memphis, 323 BCE - 316 BCE. 1944.100.35679

Physical Description

• Axis: 10

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 17.2

Typological Description

Source: Price 3976

• Object Type: Coin
• Date Range: 323 BCE - 316 BCE
• Denomination: Tetradrachm
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Silver

• Authority

  • Authority: Ptolemy I Soter
  • • Dynasty: Ptolemaic Dynasty
    • State: Ptolemaic Empire
  • Stated Authority: Alexander III of Macedon
  • • Dynasty: Argead Dynasty
    • State: Kingdom of Macedonia

• Geographic

  • Mint: Memphis

• Obverse

  • Type: Head of beardless Heracles right wearing lion skin headdress
  • Deity: Heracles

• Reverse

  • Legend: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
  • Type: Zeus seated on stool-throne left, eagle on outstretched right hand, sceptre in left hand
  • Deity: Zeus
  • Symbol (LeftField): thunderbolt
  • Symbol (BeneathThrone): ΔΙ
• TypeSeries: Price (1991)

Findspot Description

• Hoard: IGCH 1667

References

• Reference: Price 3976

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1944.100.35679
• Department: Greek
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

• Provenance

  • Bequest of E.T. Newell

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
• License: Public Domain Mark (images)
• Rights: No Copyright - United States