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Diobol - Ptolemy II Philadelphos Alexandreia mint
| Issuer | Ptolemaic Kingdom |
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| Year | 285 BC - 260 BC |
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| Weight | 14.6 g |
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| Obverse description | Diademed head of Zeus Ammon facing right, rendered in the Hellenistic style characteristic of the early Ptolemaic period. The deity is depicted with the distinctive ram's horn of Ammon curling forward beneath the ear, merging the Greek iconography of Zeus with the Egyptian cult of Amun. The hair is rendered in thick, flowing locks radiating from the crown of the head. The portrait is set within a plain field with no surrounding legend, the heavily worn flan exhibiting the irregular fabric typical of early Ptolemaic bronze coinage struck at the Alexandreia mint. |
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| Reverse description | An eagle standing left on a thunderbolt, wings spread and head turned to the left, rendered in the bold, high-relief style characteristic of early Ptolemaic bronze issues. The bird's plumage is rendered with fine engraved lines across the folded secondary feathers, and the powerful talons grip the shaft of the thunderbolt firmly. A dotted border encircles the design. The royal legend ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ is disposed in two lines around the field, with a monogram and the numeral Γ (3) appearing as a mint or regnal control mark in the field to the left of the eagle. |
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| Mint | Alexandria |
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