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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 859

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 859, Stater, Silver, struck at Ace ptolemais, 244–243 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 13.8 g, diameter 26.0 mm.
obverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 859
obverse: Diademed Head of Ptolemy I right, aegis tied around neck, dotted border
reverse Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 859
reverse: Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border
mint Ace ptolemais weight 13.80g (1)
ruler Ptolemy III Euergetes 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, dotted border

reverse

Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, dotted border

controlmarks
Monogram 1717 Monogram 1717
Monogram 1782 Monogram 1782
specimens (2)
NNC (DNB) 13.80g ⌀26.0 12↕
BnF (HRC)

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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 859 (cpe.1_1.859), 244–243 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/coins-of-the-ptolemaic-empire-vol-i-part-1-no-859/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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