Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 257, Stater, Gold, struck at Cyrene, 311–311 BC. Obverse: head of athena right with tight corkscrew curls, wearing triple-crested corinthian helmet ornamented with coiled serpent device. Reverse: nike standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand, stylis over left shoulder. Weight about 4.0 g.
obverse
Head of Athena right with tight corkscrew curls, wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet ornamented with coiled serpent device
reverse
Nike standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand, stylis over left shoulder
specimens (2)
British Museum
3.97g
British Museum (Svoronos)
Cite this coin
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 257 (cpe.1_1.257), 311–311 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-1-no-257/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA