The Fralin Museum of Art, U.Va.: Tetradrachm of Ptolemy I Soter, Alexandria, 306 B.C. 1990.18.9.

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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

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Reverse: AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟY l. - Athena Promachos advancing right, brandishing spear and shield, dotted border

Typological Description

Object Type: Νόμισμα
Date: 306 BC
Denomination: Τετράδραχμο
Manufacture: Παιστό
Material: Άργυρος
Authority
- Authority: Πτολεμαίος ο Σωτήρ
Geographic
- Mint: Αλεξάνδρεια
- Region: Africa--Africa--Egypt
Obverse
- Portrait: Πτολεμαίος ο Σωτήρ
Reverse
- Symbol (LeftField): Lorber Monogram 20 , consists of Α and Γ
- Symbol (RightField): Lorber Monogram 35 , consists of Α and Τ (above) / Lorber Monogram 58 , consists of Δ, Φ, and Ο (below) / eagle on thunderbolt (below)
- Deity: Αθηνά
TypeSeries: Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire

References

Reference: Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part 1, no. 59
Reference: Svoronos (1904-1908) 146

Administrative History

Identifier: 1990.18.9
Provenance
- 1990: Acquired from the Worldwide Treasure Bureau, 1990.
- 1946: Ex: Hermann Mosberg Collection. Appraised by Münzen und Medallen, Basel, Switzerland.
Department: Greek
Collection: The Fralin Museum of Art

Rights

Rights: The object and images are not under copyright (Public Domain) in the United States.

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Tetradrachm of Ptolemy I Soter, Alexandria, 306 B.C. 1990.18.9.

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