English: Sketch of a tetradrachm issued by Ptolemy I Soter, in the name of Alexander the Great (ca. 310-305 BC). No relation to Alexander II of Epirus. The obverse bears a youthful head covered with the skin of an elephant's head. The reverse represents Pallas Athena holding a spear in one hand and a shield in the other, and before her stands an eagle on a thunderbolt
Date
no later than 1867, the date of publication of this edition of the encyclopedia (outdated citation)
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This is a sketch of a tetradrachm issued by Ptolemy I Soter, in the name of Alexander the Great (ca. 310-305 BC). There is no relation to Alexander II of Epirus. The citation is outdated.
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