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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 559

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 559, Trichryson, Gold, 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 g.
mint Tyre weight g (0)
ruler Ptolemy II Philadelphus diameter (0)
denomination Trichryson axis (0)
material Gold 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

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 559 (cpe.1_1.559), 275–274 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-1-no-559/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA