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Drachm - Ptolemy III Euergetes Alexandria
| Issuer | Ptolemaic Kingdom |
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| Year | 246 BC - 222 BC |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and draped bust of Zeus-Ammon facing right, rendered with a voluminous, elaborately curled beard and flowing hair, the head crowned with a ram's horn above the ear — a syncretic divine attribute combining the Greek Zeus with the Egyptian god Ammon. The portrait is executed in high relief in the Hellenistic tradition, with deeply modeled facial features conveying divine majesty. A dotted border runs along the coin's inner rim. |
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| Reverse description | An eagle with wings closed stands facing left atop a thunderbolt, its head turned back to the right in a heraldic posture characteristic of Ptolemaic coinage. A royal scepter (caduceus or cornucopia) is visible to the left of the eagle. The Greek legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ arcs around the upper field, reading 'of King Ptolemy,' with the mintmark of Alexandria in the lower field. A dotted border frames the design. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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