Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 42, Drachma, Silver, struck at Alexandria, 312–311 BC. Obverse: horned head of the deified alexander right, wearing elephant headdress, mitra, and scaly aegis, dotted border. Reverse: athena promachos advancing right, brandishing spear and shield, dotted border. Weight about 3.4 g, diameter 16.0 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 3.40g (1) |
| ruler | Ptolemy I Soter | diameter | ⌀16.0 (1) |
| denomination | Drachma | 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, dotted border
reverse
Athena Promachos advancing right, brandishing spear and shield, dotted border
specimens (3)
BnF (HRC)
NNC (DNB)
3.40g
⌀16.0
12↕
BnF (HRC)
Cite this coin
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 42 (cpe.1_1.42), 312–311 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-1-no-42/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA