Alexandria CRI.97.6207.2.2

Physical Description

• Axis: 12

• Measurements

  • Weight: 38.96
  • Diameter: 39

Typological Description

• Date Range: BCE 241 - BCE 225
• Object Type: Coin
• Denomination: Tetrobol
• Material: Bronze

• Authority

  • Dynasty: Ptolemaic Dynasty
• TypeSeries: 4B

• Geographic

  • Mint: Alexandria
  • Region: Egypt

• Obverse

  • Type: Tête de Zeus Ammon à droite.

• Reverse

  • Legend: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ
  • Type: Aigle aux ailes ouvertes debout à gauche sur un foudre, une corne d’abondance dans le champ gauche, E entre les pattes
• Symbol: Lorber Monogram 3 , consists of Α and Χ

Findspot Description

Findspot

• Findspot: Cricket Ground excavations
• Stratigraphic Unit: 6249

Discovery

• Date: May 31, 1997

References

• Reference: Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B366
• Reference: Picard, Faucher 2012, 332
• Reference: Svoronos 974

Administrative History

• Index: 3967
• Coin Number: 237A
• Inventory Number: CRI.97.6207.2.2
• Department: Greek Numismatics
• Repository: Shallalat

Rights

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