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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 518

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 518, Stater, Silver, struck at Sidon, 257–256 BC. Obverse: diademed head of ptolemy i right, aegis tied around neck, dotted border. Reverse: eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border. Weight about 14.0 g, diameter 28.0 mm.
obverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 518
obverse: Diademed Head of Ptolemy I right, aegis tied around neck, dotted border
reverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 518
reverse: Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border
mint Sidon weight 14.02g (1)
ruler Ptolemy II Philadelphus diameter ⌀28.0 (1)
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, dotted border

reverse

Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border

specimens (4)
British Museum (Svoronos)
British Museum (Svoronos)
KENOM — Regensburg 14.02g ⌀28.0 12↕
BnF (HRC)

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 518 (cpe.1_1.518), 257–256 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-1-no-518/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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