Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 144, 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.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 1.78g (1) |
| ruler | Ptolemy I Soter | diameter | ⌀10.0 (1) |
| denomination | Tetarte | axis | 12↕ (1) |
| material | Gold | technique | — |
| country | Ptolemaic Egypt | dataset |
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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 1788
Monogram 1788
specimens (4)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
NNC (DNB)
1.78g
⌀10.0
12↕
BnF (HRC)
Cite this coin
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 144 (cpe.1_1.144), 294–282 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-1-no-144/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA