Alexandria CRI.97.6187.1.5

Physical Description

• Axis: 12

• Measurements

  • Weight: 22.48
  • Diameter: 30

Typological Description

• Date Range: BCE 261 - BCE 241
• Object Type: Coin
• Denomination: Diobol
• Material: Bronze

• Authority

  • Dynasty: Ptolemaic Dynasty
• TypeSeries: 3

• Geographic

  • Mint: Alexandria
  • Region: Egypt

• Obverse

  • Type: Tête de Zeus laurée à droite.

• Reverse

  • Legend: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ
  • Type: Aigle aux ailes fermées debout à gauche sur un foudre, monogramme ME entre les pattes, Θ sous la queue
• Symbol: Lorber Monogram 265 , consists of Μ and Ε

Findspot Description

Findspot

• Findspot: Cricket Ground excavations
• Stratigraphic Unit: 6187

Discovery

• Date: May 28, 1997

References

• Reference: Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B242
• Reference: Picard, Faucher 2012, 286
• Reference: Svoronos 466

Administrative History

• Index: 3962
• Coin Number: 232
• Inventory Number: CRI.97.6187.1.5
• Department: Greek Numismatics
• Repository: Shallalat

Rights

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