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Æ 30 - Ptolemy VIII Physcon and Ptolemy VI Philometor Alexandria
| Issuer | Ptolemaic Kingdom |
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| Year | 181 BC - 116 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Radiate head of Zeus-Ammon facing right, depicted with flowing, elaborately rendered hair and a full beard, the wild locks rendered in high relief with characteristic Ptolemaic vigor. The deity wears a diadem or ram's horn attribute consistent with the syncretic Zeus-Ammon iconography favored by the Ptolemaic court. The portrait fills the flan with bold, expressive modelling. A dotted border is partially visible along the right rim. No inscriptions appear on the obverse field. |
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| Reverse description | An eagle standing left on a thunderbolt, wings spread and head turned to the right in the characteristic Ptolemaic heraldic pose, rendered with detailed feathering across the body and wings. The eagle's talons grip the thunderbolt firmly, and a sceptre or similar attribute is visible beneath the wings. The Greek royal legend ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ (of King Ptolemy) is divided on either side of the eagle, reading downward in the left and right fields respectively. The entire design is enclosed within a dotted border. |
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| Mint | Alexandria |
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