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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 684

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 684, Stater, Silver, struck at Gaza, 257–256 BC. Obverse: diademed head of ptolemy i right, aegis tied around neck, 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. 684
reverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 684
mint Gaza weight 13.87g (1)
ruler Ptolemy II Philadelphus diameter (0)
denomination Stater axis (0)
material Silver technique
country Ptolemaic Egypt dataset PCO — Ptolemaic Coins Online
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Diademed Head of Ptolemy I right, aegis tied around neck, dotted border

reverse

Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border

controlmarks
Monogram 1584 Monogram 1584
Monogram 1611 Monogram 1611
Monogram 1675 Monogram 1675
specimens (3)
British Museum 13.87g
British Museum (Svoronos)
BnF (HRC)

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 684 (cpe.1_1.684), 257–256 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-1-no-684/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA