Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 169, 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 g.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | g (0) |
| ruler | Ptolemy I Soter | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | Trichryson | axis | ↕ (0) |
| material | Gold | technique | — |
| country | Ptolemaic Egypt | dataset |
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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 1737
Monogram 1737
specimens (1)
BnF (HRC)
Cite this coin
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 169 (cpe.1_1.169), 294–282 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-1-no-169/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA