Ptolemy's Divine Alexander coins
04 November 2023
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Ptolemy's Divine Alexander coin: Figure 1
| Item: | Tetradrachm |
|---|---|
| Issue: | Ptolemy I Soter of Egypt |
| Mint: | Alexandria, Egypt |
| Material: | Silver |
| Diameter: | 22 mm |
| Weight: | 14.7 g |
| Date: | ca. 316-285 BCE (second type) |
| Obverse: | Head of Alexander the Great wearing an elephant scalp, the horns of the god Ammon, a diadem, and a scaly aegis.
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| Reverse: | Athena Alcidemus (defender of the people) the city-goddess of Pella in her Promachos (first in battle) pose striding right holding a spear and shield, wearing a long chiton and a mantle ending in swallowtails. To her left an eagle seated on a fulmen (thunderbolt). Inscription to the left. |
| Inscription: | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Alexandrou, (=of Alexander) |
| Accession #: | JLMC: 180.96.8 |
| Credit: | Copyright, University of Canterbury, Christchurch |
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Reverse:
Ptolemy's Divine Alexander coin: Figure 2
| Item: | Tetradrachm |
|---|---|
| Issue: | Ptolemy I Soter of Egypt |
| Mint: | Unknown |
| Material: | Silver |
| Diameter: | Unavailable |
| Weight: | Unavailable |
| Date: | ca. 316-285 BCE (second type) |
| Obverse: | Head of Alexander the Great wearing an elephant scalp, the horns of the god Ammon, a diadem, and a scaly aegis.
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| Reverse: | Athena Alcidemus (defender of the people) the city-goddess of Pella in her Promachos (first in battle) pose striding right holding a spear and shield, wearing a long chiton and a mantle ending in swallowtails. To her left an eagle seated on a fulmen (thunderbolt). Inscription to the left. |
| Inscription: | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Alexandrou, (=of Alexander) |
| Accession #: | OM: 960 |
| Credit: | Copyright Otago Museum, Dunedin |
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Reverse:
