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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 277

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 277, Stater, Silver, struck at Alexandria, 282–282 BC. Obverse: diademed head of ptolemy i right, aegis tied around neck, sometimes with δ or other mark behind ear, dotted border. Reverse: eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border. Weight about 13.9 g.
obverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 277
reverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 277
mint Alexandria weight 13.95g (2)
ruler Ptolemy II Philadelphus diameter (0)
denomination Stater axis 12↕ (1)
material Silver technique
country Ptolemaic Egypt dataset PCO — Ptolemaic Coins Online
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Diademed Head of Ptolemy I right, aegis tied around neck, sometimes with Δ or other mark behind ear, dotted border

reverse

Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border

controlmarks
Monogram 1794 Monogram 1794
specimens (5)
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 277, harvard
Harvard Art Museums 14.16g 12↕
British Museum (Svoronos)
British Museum 13.73g
British Museum (Svoronos)
BnF (HRC)

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 277 (cpe.1_1.277), 282–282 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-1-no-277/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA