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Diobol - Ptolemy II Philadelphos Alexandria
| Uitgever | Ptolemaic Kingdom |
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| Jaar | 275 BC - 274 BC |
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| Samenstelling | Bronze |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon facing right, rendered in bold relief with the characteristic ram's horn of Ammon curling behind the ear. The hair is depicted in thick, undulating locks radiating from the crown and falling in heavy waves, executed in the vigorous Hellenistic style associated with the early Ptolemaic mint at Alexandria. The broad, fleshy face displays a powerful brow and prominent jaw, conveying divine authority. The field is plain and unadorned, with no visible legend or border inscription on this face of the coin. |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | An eagle with closed wings stands in left profile upon a thunderbolt, its head turned sharply to the right with beak open. The feathering is rendered in fine detail across the folded wings and body, characteristic of early Ptolemaic bronze coinage. A round shield (or caduceus) appears to the left of the eagle in the lower field. The Greek legend ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ runs in two lines flanking the eagle left and right, and the coin is bordered by a partial dotted border visible at the upper rim. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Struck at Alexandria during the early years of Ptolemy II's sole reign, this bronze diobol belongs to the monetary reforms that followed his consolidation of power after Ptolemy I's death in 283 BC. The Ptolemaic bronze coinage of this period operated on a closed currency system — foreign silver was reminted at Alexandria, and bronze denominations like this one served internal Egyptian exchange without circulating freely beyond the kingdom's borders.
Svoronos 593 places this squarely in the first major Alexandrian bronze series. Lorber's more recent typology refines the sequence considerably, and her numbering remains the working reference for specialists.