Alexandria CRI.96.2143.1.5

Physical Description

• Axis: 12

• Measurements

  • Weight: 5.8
  • Diameter: 19

Typological Description

• Date Range: BCE 294 - BCE 282
• Object Type: Coin
• Denomination: Obol
• Material: Bronze

• Authority

  • Authority: Ptolemy I Soter
  • • Dynasty: Ptolemaic Dynasty
    • State: Ptolemaic Empire
• TypeSeries: 2

• Geographic

  • Mint: Alexandria
  • Region: Egypt

• Obverse

  • Type: Tête d’Alexandre diadémée, cornue et coiffée de la peau d’éléphant à droite

• Reverse

  • Legend: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ
  • Type: Aigle aux ailes ouvertes debout à gauche sur un foudre, EY au-dessus de KI au dessus du monogramme XA dans le champ gauche
• Symbol: Lorber Monogram 3 , consists of Α and Χ

Findspot Description

Findspot

• Findspot: Cricket Ground excavations
• Stratigraphic Unit: 2143

Discovery

• Date: April 16, 1996

References

• Reference: Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B112
• Reference: Picard, Faucher 2012, 88
• Reference: Svoronos, 377

Administrative History

• Index: 3857
• Coin Number: 64
• Inventory Number: CRI.96.2143.1.5
• Department: Greek Numismatics
• Repository: Shallalat

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: Centre d’Études Alexandrines
• License: Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 International (images)
• Rights: CEAlex-Archives