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Tetradrachm of Ptolemy I as Satrap, Alexandria

Tetradrachm of Ptolemy I as Satrap, Alexandria

r. 323-285 BCE

Ptolemy I Soter

Greek

Obv.: Head of Heracles in lion skin headdress r. Border of dots Reverse:. Zeus enthroned l., holding eagle r. and scepter l., feet on footrest ; to l., thunderbolt; below throne, delta iota. Border of dots.

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Ptolemaic period

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