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Drachm - Ptolemy IV Philopator Alexandria, ΔI
| Issuer | Ptolemaic Kingdom |
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| Year | 219 BC |
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| Value | Drachm (1) |
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| Obverse description | Bearded head of Zeus Ammon in right profile, adorned with ram's horns curling before the ears, a characteristic attribute of the syncretic Egypto-Greek deity. The head is bound with a taenia surmounted by a basileion (royal diadem element), and the voluminous hair and beard are rendered in bold, deeply modelled locks typical of the Alexandrian workshop. The portrait fills the field with commanding authority, consistent with the large-module bronze coinage of the Ptolemaic series. No legend appears on the obverse. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔI (Translation: King Ptolemy.) |
| Edge | Rough |
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