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Dichalkon - Ptolemy III Alexandria
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 | 2.4 g |
Dimensions | 15 mm |
Thickness | 2.6 mm |
Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
Engraver(s) | |
In circulation to | |
Reference(s) | Lorber 1.2#401, PCO#cpe.1_2.B401, SvoronosPt#970 |
Obverse description | Head of god Zeus-Ammon facing right, horned, wearing taenia with basileion. |
Obverse script | |
Obverse lettering | |
Reverse description | Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt. Bound cornucopia with royal diadem in left field. `ΧΡ` monogram below. |
Reverse script | Greek |
Reverse lettering | ΠTOΛEMAIOΥ BAΣIΛEΩΣ
☧ (Translation: King Ptolemy.) |
Edge | Plain |
Mint | |
Mintage | ND (246 BC - 222
BC) - -
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Catalog ID | 8399496680 |
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