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Octodrachm of Ptolemy I by Ptolemy I Soter — VisualArtsDB

Octodrachm of Ptolemy I

Octodrachm of Ptolemy I

Ptolemy I Soter

-295–-280

Medium: Struck
Dimensions: 28.34 g
Genre: Coins
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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Obverse: Diademed head of Ptolemy r. Reverse: BASILEOS PTOLEMAIOU; Eagle standing l. on thunderbolt; border of dots. Symbol to l.

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