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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 520

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 520, Stater, Silver, struck at Sidon, 256–255 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 13.7 g.
obverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 520
obverse: Diademed Head of Ptolemy I right, aegis tied around neck, dotted border
reverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 520
reverse: Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border
mint Sidon weight 13.72g (1)
ruler Ptolemy II Philadelphus diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Stater axis ↕ (0)
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 (6)
British Museum (Svoronos)
British Museum 13.72g
British Museum (Svoronos)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 520 (cpe.1_1.520), 256–255 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-1-no-520/ (accessed: 2026-09-16). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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