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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 139

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 139, Tetarte, Gold, struck at Alexandria, 294–282 BC. Obverse: diademed head of ptolemy i right, aegis tied around neck, sometimes tiny δ behind ear. Reverse: eagle with spread wings standing left on thunderbolt. Weight about 2.6 g, diameter 9.0 mm.
obverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 139
obverse: Diademed Head of Ptolemy I right, aegis tied around neck, sometimes tiny Δ behind ear
mint Alexandria weight 2.59g (2)
ruler Ptolemy I Soter diameter ⌀9.0 (1)
denomination Tetarte axis 12↕ (1)
material Gold technique —
country Ptolemaic Egypt dataset PCO — Ptolemaic Coins Online
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Diademed Head of Ptolemy I right, aegis tied around neck, sometimes tiny Δ behind ear

reverse

Eagle with spread wings standing left on thunderbolt

specimens (5)
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 139, harvard
Harvard Art Museums 3.46g 12↕
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 1.71g ⌀9.0
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 139 (cpe.1_1.139), 294–282 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-1-no-139/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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