Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 177, Trichryson, Gold, struck at Alexandria, 285–275 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.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 17.84g (1) |
| ruler | — | 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 1619
Monogram 1619
specimens (2)
British Museum
17.84g
British Museum (Svoronos)
Cite this coin
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 177 (cpe.1_1.177), 285–275 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-1-no-177/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA