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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Egypt with head of Ptolemy I, struck under Ptolemy II
Greek
Hellenistic Period
261 B.C.
Mint: Egypt (Kingdom), Cyprus; Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 27 mm. Weight: 12.04 gm.
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.826
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2271.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Ptolemy I (Soter) profile to right.
Reverse: Monogram ΠΤ ΞΕ at left, ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ at right. Eagle standing on a thunderbolt.
Monogram: ΠΤ ΞΕ
The Location of this mint on Cyprus is uncertain, though it is perhaps located in Paphos.
Reverse: Monogram ΠΤ ΞΕ at left, ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ at right. Eagle standing on a thunderbolt.
Monogram: ΠΤ ΞΕ
The Location of this mint on Cyprus is uncertain, though it is perhaps located in Paphos.
InscriptionsReverse: ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1885: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 28, 1885: voted to the MFA at EEF general meeting; sent over February 1886. (Accession date: 1886).