Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 281, 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 14.1 g, diameter 28.0 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 14.05g (4) |
| ruler | Ptolemy II Philadelphus | diameter | ⌀28.0 (2) |
| denomination | Stater | axis | 12↕ (1) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Ptolemaic Egypt | dataset |
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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 (8)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
14.20g
⌀29.0
British Museum
14.28g
British Museum (Svoronos)
British Museum
13.93g
British Museum (Svoronos)
BnF (HRC)
NNC (DNB)
13.79g
⌀27.0
12↕
BnF (HRC)
Cite this coin
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 281 (cpe.1_1.281), 282–282 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-1-no-281/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA