Gold Coin, Alexandria, 299 BC - 295 BC 1997.9.69

Physical Description

• Axis: 12

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 7.12
  • Diameter (in mm): 17

Typological Description

Source: Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 91

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

• Authority

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

• Geographic

  • Mint: Alexandria

• Obverse

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

• Reverse

  • Symbol (Exergue): Lorber Monogram 3 , consists of Α and Χ
• TypeSeries: Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire

References

• Reference: Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 91

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1997.9.69
• Department: Greek
• Collection: American Numismatic Society
• ImageSponsor: Dr. Nellie Arvaniti

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
• License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
• Rights: Copyright Undetermined