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Chalkon - Ptolemy II Philadelphos
| Issuer | Ptolemaic Kingdom |
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| Year | 266 BC - 261 BC |
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| Currency | Attic drachm (circa 323 – 306 BC) |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | An eagle with closed wings stands in left profile upon a thunderbolt, a symbol of Zeus and of Ptolemaic royal authority. The eagle's head is turned to face left, and its talons grip the thunderbolt firmly. The Greek legend ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ is disposed in two columns flanking the eagle, reading from left to right. The composition is compact and heraldic, consistent with the canonical reverse type established for Ptolemaic bronze coinage of this period. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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