Ainos, Ptolemaios III. Euergetes, stater (CN type 12305)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

246-222 v. Chr

Issuing entity

Thrace

stater in silver struck at Ainos in Thrace under Ptolemaios III. Euergetes dated 246-222 v. Chr, catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12305. Obverse: Diademed head of Ptolemy III Euergetes, right, wearing aegis knotted around neck. Reverse: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings closed. 

Physical characteristics

Material
silver
Denomination
stater
Recorded diameter
26 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
13.75 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Ainos
Region
Thrace
Authority type
Ruler
Issuing authority
Ptolemaios III. Euergetes

Design

Obverse type
Diademed head of Ptolemy III Euergetes, right, wearing aegis knotted around neck.
Reverse type
Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings closed. 
Reverse legend
ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ

Identification

Period
Hellenistic Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12305
Type corpus identifier
CN type 12305

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