Dichalkon - Ptolemy III Paphos

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Descrizione del rovescio	Eagle with closed wings standing left atop a thunderbolt, depicted in the standard Ptolemaic reverse type that became emblematic of the dynasty's coinage. A lotus blossom appears as a mint control symbol in the left field. The entire design is contained within a dotted border, with the dynastic legend distributed across the field.
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Tiratura	ND (246 BC - 222 BC) - lotus blossom
Informazioni aggiuntive	Paphos, on Cyprus's southwestern coast, was one of the Ptolemaic kingdom's most productive provincial mints, issuing bronze fractions specifically for local circulation rather than export. The dichalkon denomination — the smallest practical bronze unit — served the island's retail economy during a reign defined by Ptolemy III's audacious Third Syrian War, in which his forces briefly penetrated as far as Seleucia on the Tigris. Cyprus itself was never incidental to Ptolemaic power: its copper deposits and shipbuilding timber made it strategically essential, and mint output there reflects deliberate administrative investment in the island's infrastructure.