Alexandria CRI.97.6179.1.2

Physical Description

• Axis: 12

• Measurements

  • Weight: 11.91
  • Diameter: 25

Typological Description

• Date Range: BCE 275 - BCE 261
• Object Type: Coin
• Denomination: Diobol
• Material: Bronze

• Authority

  • Authority: Ptolemy II Philadelphus
  • • Dynasty: Ptolemaic Dynasty
    • State: Ptolemaic Empire
• TypeSeries: 2F-2H

• 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, un bouclier galate dans le champ gauche

Findspot Description

Findspot

• Findspot: Cricket Ground excavations
• Stratigraphic Unit: 6175

Discovery

• Date: May 27, 1997

References

• Reference: Picard, Faucher 2012, 132

Administrative History

• Index: 3955
• Coin Number: 225
• Inventory Number: CRI.97.6179.1.2
• Department: Greek Numismatics
• Repository: Shallalat

Rights

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