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Drachm - Ptolemy III Euergetes Alexandria
Issuer | Ptolemaic Kingdom |
Year | 246 BC - 222 BC |
Type | Standard circulation coin |
Value | Drachm (1) |
Currency | Attic drachm (circa 323 – 306 BC) |
Composition | Bronze |
Weight | 66.04 g |
Dimensions | 40.0 mm |
Thickness | |
Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
Orientation | |
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Reference(s) | Lorber 1.2#395, PCO#cpe.1_2.B395, SvoronosPt#964, SNG Copenhagen#171 |
Obverse description | Head of god Zeus-Ammon facing right, wearing horn of Ammon, and taenia with basileion. |
Obverse script | |
Obverse lettering | |
Reverse description | Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt. Cornucopia in left field. `ΧΡ` monogram below. |
Reverse script | Greek |
Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ
ΧΡ (Translation: King Ptolemy.) |
Edge | |
Mint | |
Mintage | ND (246 BC - 222
BC) - -
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Catalog ID | 7288073270 |
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