Chalkon - Ptolemaios III

€62,857.00
IssuerPtolemaic Kingdom
Year246 BC - 222 BC
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueChalkon (1⁄48)
CurrencyAttic drachm (circa 323 – 306 BC)
CompositionBronze
Weight9.89 g
Dimensions23 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Lorber 1.2#468, PCO#cpe.1_2.B468, SvoronosPt#708, GCV#7886
Obverse descriptionHorned head of god Zeus-Ammon facing right, wearing taenia with basileion.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionEagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, head reverted. Double cornucopiae bound with royal diadem above. Club in left field.
Reverse scriptGreek
Reverse letteringΠTOΛEMAIOΥ BAΣIΛEΩΣ
(Translation: King Ptolemy.)
EdgeRough
Mint
MintageND (246 BC - 222 BC)  - (fr) Tyr -
Catalog ID6277181140
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