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Ainos, Ptolemaios III. Euergetes, stater — Eagle standing left on thunderbolt (CN type 12307)

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

246–222 BC

Issuing entity

Thrace

Stater in silver struck at Ainos in Thrace under Ptolemaios III. Euergetes, dated 246–222 BC. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 12307 (period: Hellenistic Period; issuing authority type: ruler).

Obverse: Diademed head of Ptolemy III Euergetes, right, wearing aegis knotted around neck. Reverse: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings closed. . Legend: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 13.28 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens). Published references cited by the corpus: Lorber, Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire. Part I: Ptolemy I through Ptolemy IV, volume 1-2, New York 2018, p. 400, nr. 754.

Evidence at a glance

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Photograph views
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Catalogue references
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Historical context

Ptolemy III Euergetes was the third pharaoh of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt, reigning from 246 to 222 BC. Under his leadership, the Ptolemaic Kingdom attained the height of its military and economic power, conducting campaigns such as the Third Syrian War between 246 and 241 BC and extending influence into the Aegean. Ainos, an ancient town situated in Thrace, functioned within this broader maritime sphere where Greek staters were produced and circulated.

Physical characteristics

Material
silver
Denomination
stater
Recorded mean weight
13.28 g (mean of 2 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
How to identify
Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks.
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12307
Type corpus identifier
CN type 12307

Documentation checklist

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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Catalogue reference
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Catalogue references

Varieties

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

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

Research required

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