Tetradrachm of Ptolemy I, uncertain mint (Memphis?)
CoinsGreek4th-3rd century BCE

Tetradrachm of Ptolemy I, uncertain mint (Memphis?)

306 BCE

Artists

Ptolemy I SoterCoin Constituent

Description

Obv.: Head of the deified Alexander wearing elephant's skin and aegis r., with horn of Zeus Ammon around the ear; dotted border. Rev.: Athena Alkidemos, r., holding spear r. and shield l.; to r., eagle clutching thunderbolt r.; border of dots; to l. monogram; to r., monogram.

Classification
Coins
Technique
Struck
Medium
Silver
Culture
Greek
Period
Ptolemaic period
Century
4th-3rd century BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

15.62 g

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