Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 166

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 166

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 166, Trichryson, Gold, struck at Alexandria, 294–282 BC. Obverse: diademed head of ptolemy i right, aegis tied around neck, tiny δ behind ear, dotted border. Reverse: eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border. Weight about 18.3 g, diameter 22.0 mm.

obverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 166 — obverse: Diademed Head of Ptolemy I right, aegis tied around neck, tiny Δ behind ear, dotted border

reverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 166 — reverse: Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border

mint	Alexandria	weight	18.33g (2)
ruler	Ptolemy I Soter	diameter	⌀22.0 (1)
denomination	Trichryson	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, tiny Δ behind ear, dotted border

reverse

Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border

controlmarks

Monogram 1762

specimens (3)

Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 166, harvard

Harvard Art Museums 17.85g 12↕

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 18.81g ⌀22.0

BnF (HRC)

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 166 (cpe.1_1.166), 294–282 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-1-no-166/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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