Silver Coin, Alexandria, 263 BC - 254 BC 1974.26.5454

Physical Description

• Axis: 1

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 14.18
  • Diameter (in mm): 29

Typological Description

Source: Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 377

• Object Type: Coin
• Date Range: 263 BC - 254 BC
• Denomination: Stater
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Silver

• Authority

  • Authority: Ptolemy II Philadelphus
  • • Dynasty: Ptolemaic Dynasty
    • State: Ptolemaic Empire

• Geographic

  • Mint: Alexandria

• Obverse

  • Portrait: Ptolemy I Soter
  • • Dynasty: Ptolemaic Dynasty
    • State: Ptolemaic Empire
  • Symbol: Β

• Reverse

  • Symbol (RightField): Χ
• TypeSeries: Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire

References

• Reference: Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 377

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1974.26.5454
• Department: Greek
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

Rights

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