Silver Coin, Alexandria, 299 BC - 295 BC 1944.100.75700

Physical Description

• Axis: 1

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 12.93
  • Diameter (in mm): 28

Typological Description

Source: Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 108

• Object Type: Coin
• Date Range: 299 BC - 295 BC
• Denomination: Stater
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Silver

• Authority

  • Authority: Ptolemy I Soter
  • • Dynasty: Ptolemaic Dynasty
    • State: Ptolemaic Empire

• Geographic

  • Mint: Alexandria

• Obverse

  • Type: Horned Head of the deified Alexander right, wearing elephant Headdress, mitra, and scaly aegis, sometimes with tiny Δ on aegis, dotted border
  • Portrait: Ptolemy I Soter
  • • Dynasty: Ptolemaic Dynasty
    • State: Ptolemaic Empire

• Reverse

  • Legend: AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟY l.
  • Type: Athena Promachos advancing right, brandishing spear and shield, dotted border
  • Symbol (RightField): Lorber Monogram 46 , consists of Α, Γ, and Υ (above) / Lorber Monogram 6 - - , consists of Α and Γ (below) / eagle on thunderbolt (below)
  • Deity: Athena
• TypeSeries: Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire

References

• Reference: Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 108
• Reference: Jenkins g

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1944.100.75700
• Department: Greek
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

• Provenance

  • Bequest of E.T. Newell

Notes

• Ptolemaic standard

Rights

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