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| Issuer | Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Mint of Alexandria |
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| Year | 261 BC - 251 BC |
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| Diameter | 19.0 mm |
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| Reverse description | Horse standing right in a grazing posture, with head lowered toward the ground, rendered in a naturalistic Hellenistic style. A six-pointed star appears in the upper field above the horse's back. In the lower field, a royal monogram appears to the left and a grain ear (symbol of Egypt's agricultural abundance) to the right. The Greek inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝ[ΔΡΕΩΝ] appears in the field, identifying the issuing city of Alexandria. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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| Mintage | ND (261 BC - 251 BC) |
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