Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 171, 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 17.8 g, diameter 23.0 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 17.79g (1) |
| ruler | Ptolemy I Soter | diameter | ⌀23.0 (1) |
| denomination | Trichryson | 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, tiny Δ behind ear, dotted border
reverse
Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border
controlmarks
Monogram 1737
Monogram 1737
specimens (2)
BnF (HRC)
NNC (DNB)
17.79g
⌀23.0
12↕
Cite this coin
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 171 (cpe.1_1.171), 294–282 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-1-no-171/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA