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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 556

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 556, Stater, Silver, struck at Tyre, 275–274 BC. Obverse: diademed head of ptolemy i right, aegis tied around neck, sometimes with tiny sigla behind ear, dotted border. Reverse: eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border. Weight about 13.9 g, diameter 25.5 mm.
obverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 556
obverse: Diademed Head of Ptolemy I right, aegis tied around neck, sometimes with tiny sigla behind ear, dotted border
reverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 556
reverse: Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border
mint Tyre weight 13.86g (4)
ruler Ptolemy II Philadelphus diameter ⌀25.5 (2)
denomination Stater axis 12↕ (2)
material Silver technique —
country Ptolemaic Egypt dataset PCO — Ptolemaic Coins Online
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Diademed Head of Ptolemy I right, aegis tied around neck, sometimes with tiny sigla behind ear, dotted border

reverse

Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border

specimens (9)
British Museum (Svoronos)
British Museum 13.62g
British Museum (Svoronos)
British Museum 13.92g
British Museum (Svoronos)
NNC (DNB) 14.02g ⌀26.0 12↕
KENOM — Muenster 13.88g ⌀25.0 11↕
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 556 (cpe.1_1.556), 275–274 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-1-no-556/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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