Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 40, Tetradrachm, Silver, struck at Alexandria, 312–311 BC. Obverse: horned head of the deified alexander right, wearing elephant headdress, mitra, and scaly aegis, sometimes with tiny δ or κ on aegis, dotted border. Reverse: athena promachos advancing right, brandishing spear and shield, dotted border. Weight about 17.0 g, diameter 26.0 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 17.04g (1) |
| ruler | Ptolemy I Soter | diameter | ⌀26.0 (1) |
| denomination | Tetradrachm | axis | 12↕ (1) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Ptolemaic Egypt | dataset |
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obverse
Horned Head of the deified Alexander right, wearing elephant Headdress, mitra, and scaly aegis, sometimes with tiny Δ or Κ on aegis, dotted border
reverse
Athena Promachos advancing right, brandishing spear and shield, dotted border
specimens (2)
NNC (DNB)
17.04g
⌀26.0
12↕
BnF (HRC)
Cite this coin
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 40 (cpe.1_1.40), 312–311 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-1-no-40/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA