Alexandria CRI.96.5147.1.1

Physical Description

• Axis: 12

• Measurements

  • Weight: 1.87
  • Diameter: 18

Typological Description

• Date Range: BCE 306 - BCE 294
• Object Type: Coin
• Denomination: Hemiobol
• Material: Bronze

• Authority

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

• Geographic

  • Mint: Alexandria
  • Region: Egypt

• Obverse

  • Type: Tête d’Alexandre diadémée et cornue à droite, cheveux longs.

• Reverse

  • Legend: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ
  • Type: Aigle aux ailes ouvertes debout à gauche sur un foudre, un aplustre au-dessus d’un casque dans le champ gauche

Findspot Description

Findspot

• Findspot: Cricket Ground excavations
• Stratigraphic Unit: 5147

Discovery

• Date: May 29, 1997

References

• Reference: Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B23
• Reference: Picard, Faucher 2012, 45
• Reference: Svoronos 172

Administrative History

• Index: 3901
• Coin Number: 120
• Inventory Number: CRI.96.5147.1.1
• Department: Greek Numismatics
• Repository: Shallalat

Rights

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