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

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 139a, 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 1.8 g, diameter 10.0 mm.
obverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 139a
obverse: Diademed Head of Ptolemy I right, aegis tied around neck, sometimes tiny Δ behind ear
mint Alexandria weight 1.76g (5)
ruler Ptolemy I Soter diameter ⌀10.0 (4)
denomination Tetarte axis 12↕ (5)
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

controlmarks
Monogram 960 Monogram 960
specimens (5)
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 139a, harvard
Harvard Art Museums 1.79g 12↕
NNC (DNB) 1.78g ⌀10.0 12↕
NNC (DNB) 1.78g ⌀10.0 12↕
NNC (DNB) 1.74g ⌀10.0 12↕
NNC (DNB) 1.69g ⌀10.0 12↕

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 139a (cpe.1_1.139a), 294–282 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-1-no-139a/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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