Catalog
Trichryson - Ptolemy I Soter Alexandreia
| Issuer | Ptolemaic Kingdom |
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| Year | 294 BC - 285 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Diademed portrait head of Ptolemy I Soter facing right, rendered in the Hellenistic tradition with finely articulated features. An aegis is tied around the neck, its scaled surface and gorgoneion visible as a regal attribute. A small incuse letter Δ appears behind the ear, serving as a mint or die control mark. The portrait is executed with vigorous realism characteristic of early Ptolemaic royal imagery. The field is enclosed by a finely beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | An eagle with closed wings stands in left profile upon a thunderbolt, a motif emblematic of Ptolemaic royal coinage and associated with Zeus. The bird is rendered with compact, powerful musculature, its talons firmly gripping the thunderbolt positioned horizontally beneath it. To the left of the eagle, a monogram formed by the letters ΠΑΡ appears in the field, functioning as a mint or magistrate control mark. The royal legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ is disposed in the field, identifying the issuing authority as King Ptolemy. The composition is clean and authoritative, reflecting the established iconographic program of the Ptolemaic gold coinage. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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