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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) - -
|
| Catalog ID | 8399496680 |
| Comments | |
