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Half Mnaieion - Ptolemy II Philadelphos
| Issuer | Ptolemaic Kingdom (Ptolemaic Kingdom (305 BC - 30 BC)) |
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| Year | 261 BC (282 BC - 246 BC) |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Jugate busts of Ptolemy II Philadelphos and Arsinoe II in profile facing right, the king diademed and wearing a chlamys at the forefront, the queen diademed and veiled behind him. A Galatian shield adorned with a thunderbolt device is depicted in the left field. The legend ΑΔΕΛΦΩΝ, meaning 'of the Siblings,' appears in the field, serving as a dynastic epithet referencing the divine sibling rulers. The portraiture displays the refined Hellenistic court style characteristic of Alexandrian die engravers of the early third century BC. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΔΕΛΦΩΝ |
| Reverse description | Jugate busts of Ptolemy I Soter and Berenice I in profile facing right, the deified king diademed and draped at the forefront, the queen diademed and veiled behind him. The legend ΘΕΩΝ, meaning 'of the Gods,' appears in the field, reflecting the posthumous divine honours accorded to the first Ptolemaic royal pair, while the regnal-year mark K (denoting year 10 of Ptolemy II's reign) appears in the lower field. The composition mirrors that of the obverse, presenting both royal generations in a hierarchically unified dynastic statement typical of Ptolemaic commemorative coinage. |
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