Alexandria CRI.97.6003.7.1

Physical Description

• Axis: 12

• Measurements

  • Weight: 12.92
  • Diameter: 26

Typological Description

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

• Authority

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

• Geographic

  • Mint: Alexandria
  • Region: Egypt

• Obverse

  • Type: Tête de Zeus laurée à droite.

• Reverse

  • Legend: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ
  • Type: Aigle aux ailes ouvertes debout à gauche sur un foudre, A au-dessus de ? dans le champ gauche

Findspot Description

Findspot

• Findspot: Cricket Ground excavations
• Stratigraphic Unit: 6153

Discovery

• Date: June 05, 1997

References

• Reference: Picard, Faucher 2012, 131

Administrative History

• Index: 3984
• Coin Number: 255
• Inventory Number: CRI.97.6003.7.1
• Department: Greek Numismatics
• Repository: Shallalat

Rights

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