Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 12

Ptolemy I Soter · Tetradrachm · 322 - 321 BCE

Date322 - 321 BCE

AuthorityPtolemy I Soter

DenominationTetradrachm

MaterialSilver

MintMemphis

RegionEgypt

Obverse TypeHead of young Heracles right wearing lion skin Headdress, dotted border

Reverse LegendΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ r.

Reverse TypeZeus enthroned left, holding Eagle on extended right hand and resting left on scepter, feet on footrest, dotted border

DynastyPtolemaic Dynasty

Reverse Exergue Lorber Monogram 76

Reverse Left fieldrose

StatePtolemaic Empire

Symbol revrose Lorber Monogram 76

Symbol rev letterΕ, Ψ

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