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Tetradracma of Ptolemy I

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Tetradracma of Ptolemy I. Verso: head of Alexander the Great, looking rightwards, wearing a diadem, the horn of Amun and the aegis, and covered with an elephant skin. Reverse: Athenea standing up, looking rightwards, holding a shield and a spear. On the left, there is a monogram and an eagle.

Present location

MUSEO ARQUEOLÓGICO NACIONAL [21/007] MADRID

Inventory number

1997/82/3

Dating

PTOLEMY I SOTER I

Archaeological Site

ALEXANDRIA

Category

COIN

Material

SILVER

Technique

CASTING; RELIEF

Diameter

2,8 cm

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