Alexandria CRI.96.3093.1.2

Physical Description

• Axis: 11

• Measurements

  • Weight: 17.49
  • Diameter: 30

Typological Description

• Date Range: BCE 225 - BCE 219
• Object Type: Coin
• Denomination: Diobol
• Material: Bronze

• Authority

  • Dynasty: Ptolemaic Dynasty
• TypeSeries: 5B

• Geographic

  • Mint: Alexandria
  • Region: Egypt

• Obverse

  • Type: Tête de Zeus Ammon à droite.

• Reverse

  • Legend: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ
  • Type: Aigle aux ailes fermées debout à gauche sur un foudre, une corne d’abondance dans le champ gauche, monogramme PX entre les pattes
• Symbol: Lorber Monogram 244 , consists of Χ and Ρ

Findspot Description

Findspot

• Findspot: Cricket Ground excavations
• Stratigraphic Unit: 2176

Discovery

• Date: May 09, 1996

References

• Reference: Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B397
• Reference: Picard, Faucher 2012, 357
• Reference: Svoronos, 966

Administrative History

• Index: 3866
• Coin Number: 76
• Inventory Number: CRI.96.3093.1.2
• Department: Greek Numismatics
• Repository: Grand Musée

Rights

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