Eikosachalkon de Ptolémée III

Issuer	Ptolemaic Kingdom
Year	246 BC - 222 BC
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Currency	Attic drachm (reform of Berenice II, circa 246 – 221 BC)
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Obverse description	Bearded head of Zeus Ammon facing right, rendered in high relief with characteristic ram's horn curling behind the ear. The hair falls in thick, wavy locks framing the face, and the facial features display the syncretic blending of Greek Zeus and Egyptian Ammon typical of Ptolemaic royal imagery. No legend is present in the field. The style reflects the refined Alexandrian die-cutting tradition of the mid-third century BC.
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Reverse description	Eagle with one wing spread, standing left on a thunderbolt, head turned to the left. A cornucopia tied with a royal diadem rests over the eagle's left shoulder, serving as a dynastic emblem of Ptolemaic rule. The Greek legend ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ is disposed in two columns flanking the eagle, reading in the field to left and right. The composition is bold and well-centred, consistent with the standard Ptolemaic bronze coinage type of Ptolemy III Euergetes.
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Reverse lettering	ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ
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