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Dichalkon - Berenice II
Issuer | Ptolemaic Kingdom |
Year | 246 BC - 222 BC |
Type | Standard circulation coin |
Value | Dichalkon (1⁄24) |
Currency | Attic drachm (circa 323 – 306 BC) |
Composition | Bronze |
Weight | 4.49 g |
Dimensions | 18 mm |
Thickness | |
Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
Engraver(s) | |
In circulation to | |
Reference(s) | Lorber 1.2#462, PCO#cpe.1_2.B462, SvoronosPt#1056 |
Obverse description | Bust of Berenice II facing right, draped, with hair in a bun. |
Obverse script | Greek |
Obverse lettering | BEΡENIKHΣ BAΣIΛIΣΣHΣ (Translation: Queen Berenice.) |
Reverse description | Eagle with spread wings standing left on thunderbolt. |
Reverse script | Greek |
Reverse lettering | BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY (Translation: King Ptolemy.) |
Edge | |
Mint | |
Mintage | ND (246 BC - 222
BC) - -
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Catalog ID | 2206431200 |
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