Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 172, 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 g.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | g (0) |
| ruler | Ptolemy I Soter | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | Tetarte | axis | ↕ (0) |
| 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 1737
Monogram 1737
Cite this coin
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 172 (cpe.1_1.172), 294–282 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-1-no-172/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA