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Tetradrachm of Ptolemy I

Tetradrachm of Ptolemy I

r. 323-285 BCE

Ptolemy I Soter

Greek

Obv: head of Alexander the Great wearing elephant skin r. Rev.: Athena Promachos r. with shield and spear; eagle on thunderbolt, helmet and monogram in r. field.

Silver

Ptolemaic period

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