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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 140

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 140, Octadrachm, Silver, struck at Alexandria, 294–282 BC. Obverse: diademed head of ptolemy i right, aegis tied around neck, tiny δ behind ear. Reverse: eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt. Weight about 26.5 g, diameter 35.0 mm.
obverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 140
obverse: Diademed Head of Ptolemy I right, aegis tied around neck, tiny Δ behind ear
mint Alexandria weight 26.47g (2)
ruler Ptolemy I Soter diameter ⌀35.0 (1)
denomination Octadrachm axis 11↕ (1)
material Silver technique —
country Ptolemaic Egypt dataset PCO — Ptolemaic Coins Online
ODC-ODbL
obverse

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

reverse

Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt

controlmarks
Monogram 960 Monogram 960
specimens (2)
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 140, harvard
Harvard Art Museums 25.06g 11↕
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 27.88g ⌀35.0

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 140 (cpe.1_1.140), 294–282 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-1-no-140/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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