Catalog
Chalkon - Ptolemy III Tyre
| Issuer | Ptolemaic Kingdom |
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| Year | 246 BC - 222 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Eagle with closed wings standing left atop a thunderbolt, a standard emblem of Ptolemaic bronze coinage referencing Macedonian dynastic and Olympian authority. A club appears in the left field as a mint or control symbol. The legend ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, meaning 'of King Ptolemy', is inscribed in Greek characters around the design. A dotted border encircles the entire reverse field. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ (Translation: King Ptolemy.) |
| Edge | Plain |
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