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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 78

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 78, Tetradrachm, Silver, struck at Uncertain 2 pco, 306–306 BC. Obverse: horned head of the deified alexander right, wearing elephant headdress, mitra, and scaly aegis, dotted border. Reverse: athena promachos advancing right, brandishing spear and shield, dotted border. Weight about g.
obverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 78
obverse: Horned Head of the deified Alexander right, wearing elephant Headdress, mitra, and scaly aegis, dotted border
reverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 78
reverse: Athena Promachos advancing right, brandishing spear and shield, dotted border
mint Uncertain 2 pco weight g (0)
ruler Ptolemy I Soter diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Tetradrachm axis ↕ (0)
material Silver technique —
country Ptolemaic Egypt dataset PCO — Ptolemaic Coins Online
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Horned Head of the deified Alexander right, wearing elephant Headdress, mitra, and scaly aegis, dotted border

reverse

Athena Promachos advancing right, brandishing spear and shield, dotted border

controlmarks
Monogram 1757 Monogram 1757
specimens (2)
BnF (HRC)
BnF (HRC)

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 78 (cpe.1_1.78), 306–306 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-1-no-78/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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