Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 66, Tetradrachm, Silver, struck at Alexandria, 306–306 BC. Obverse: horned head of the deified alexander right, wearing elephant headdress, mitra, and scaly aegis, sometimes with tiny δ on aegis, dotted border. Reverse: athena promachos advancing right, brandishing spear and shield, dotted border. Weight about 15.4 g.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 15.41g (1) |
| ruler | Ptolemy I Soter | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | Tetradrachm | axis | ↕ (0) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Ptolemaic Egypt | dataset |
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obverse
Horned Head of the deified Alexander right, wearing elephant Headdress, mitra, and scaly aegis, sometimes with tiny Δ on aegis, dotted border
reverse
Athena Promachos advancing right, brandishing spear and shield, dotted border
specimens (4)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)
British Museum
15.41g
British Museum (Svoronos)
Cite this coin
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 66 (cpe.1_1.66), 306–306 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-1-no-66/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA