Greek Coin Tetradrachm

Inv. No.: c130
Date: Alexandria, A.D. 244-249 (Hayes).
Weight: 8.91g
 
Obv.: Philip I, laureate, draped, cuirassed.

Rev.: Eagle, head turned, wreath in beak, wings spread.

The reverse legend almost certainly embodies the name of a nome, or regional division, of Egypt. R.S. Poole, in discussing the bronze pieces struck at Alexandria for the nomes and a few other cities of Egypt, writes: A full examination is as yet impossible. No cabinet contains a good representative series, nor can such a series be made of the specimens of different cabinets. The difficulties of description are very great, since we are frequently uncertain of the personage represented. This is explained by the fact that the selection is Alexandrian, not local.
(BMCG, Alexandria, p. xcvii)

Comparanda:
Cf. BMCG, Alexandria 1991-1997.