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1/8 Obol - Ptolemaios X
| Issuer | Ptolemaic Kingdom |
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| Year | 107 BC - 101 BC |
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| Value | 1/8 Obol (1⁄48) |
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| Obverse description | Head of Zeus Ammon in right profile, depicted with the characteristic ram's horn curling behind the ear, rendered in low relief with schematic but recognizable features typical of late Ptolemaic bronze coinage. The portrait occupies the central field with no surrounding legend, consistent with the abbreviated iconographic programme employed on small fractional bronze issues. The flan is irregular and slightly off-centre, a common characteristic of hammered bronze denominations of this period. |
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| Reverse description | Ptolemaic eagle standing to left on thunderbolt with closed wings, rendered in the conventional dynastic type established under Ptolemy I and maintained throughout the Ptolemaic series. The eagle is depicted in profile with its head turned slightly, talons gripping the thunderbolt below. The abbreviated royal legend 'BA' (for BASILEOS) appears in the field, flanking or partially split by the eagle's body. The overall type is characteristic of the small bronze fractional coinage struck under Ptolemy X Alexander I. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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