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Half Mnaieion - Ptolemy II Philadelphos Dateless
| Issuer | Ptolemaic Kingdom (Ptolemaic Kingdom (305 BC - 30 BC)) |
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| Year | 282 BC - 272 BC |
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| Currency | Ptolemaic drachm (early reform of Ptolemy II Philadelphus, circa August 272 – 265/260 BC) |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Jugate busts of the deified Ptolemy I Soter and Berenice I facing right, rendered in the same conjoined portrait style as the obverse. Ptolemy I is depicted diademed and draped, while Berenice I appears diademed and veiled behind him. The Greek legend ΘΕΩΝ ('of the Gods') appears in the field, referencing the divine status accorded to the founding royal couple as the Theoi, the deified ancestors of the reigning dynasty. |
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| Mintage | ND (282 BC - 272 BC) - undated |
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