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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 562

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 562, Stater, Silver, struck at Tyre, 266–265 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.
obverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 562
mint Tyre weight 13.95g (2)
ruler Ptolemy II Philadelphus diameter (0)
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, sometimes with tiny sigla behind ear, dotted border

reverse

Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border

controlmarks
Monogram 1812 Monogram 1812
specimens (3)
British Museum 14.17g
British Museum (Svoronos)
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 562, harvard
Harvard Art Museums 13.72g 12↕

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 562 (cpe.1_1.562), 266–265 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-1-no-562/ (accessed: 2026-09-17). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA