Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 4

Ptolemy I Soter · Tetradrachm · 323 - 322 BCE

Date323 - 322 BCE

AuthorityPtolemy I Soter

DenominationTetradrachm

MaterialSilver

MintMemphis

RegionEgypt

Average Size28mm, 16.9g (based on 3 examples)

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

Other ReferencesSvoronos 6

Reverse Exergue Lorber Monogram 50

Reverse Left fieldhead of Amun-Ra

StatePtolemaic Empire

Symbol revhead of Amun-Ra Lorber Monogram 50

Symbol rev letterΔ, Α

Monograms

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