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Chalkon - Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II Physcon

Descrizione del dritto	Head of Zeus Ammon in right profile, depicted with the characteristic ram's horns of the syncretic deity curling at the temples, rendered in a Hellenistic style typical of the Ptolemaic bronze coinage. The portrait is set within a plain field, with no surrounding legend. The die is crudely struck, consistent with the small module and irregular flan characteristic of this denomination. Details of the facial features and horn are partially worn but remain identifiable.
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Descrizione del rovescio	Eagle standing to the left on a thunderbolt, wings closed, rendered in the standard Ptolemaic iconographic tradition. The eagle occupies the central field of the reverse, with the royal Greek legend disposed around or below the type. The strike is irregular and somewhat flat, consistent with the hammered production of small bronze denominations issued under Ptolemy VIII. The thunderbolt beneath the eagle's talons is characteristic of the dynastic coinage linking royal authority to the power of Zeus.
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Legenda del rovescio	ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ (Translation: Euergetes Basileos [King Euergetes])
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