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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 566

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 566, Stater, Silver, struck at Tyre, 262–261 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 14.2 g, diameter 26.0 mm.
obverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 566
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. 566
reverse: Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border
mint Tyre weight 14.15g (2)
ruler Ptolemy II Philadelphus diameter ⌀26.0 (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, sometimes with tiny sigla behind ear, dotted border

reverse

Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border

controlmarks
Monogram 1698 Monogram 1698
Monogram 1812 Monogram 1812
specimens (7)
British Museum 14.14g
British Museum (Svoronos)
British Museum (Svoronos)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
NNC (DNB) 14.16g ⌀26.0 12↕
BnF (HRC)

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 566 (cpe.1_1.566), 262–261 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-1-no-566/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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