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Hemiobol - Ptolemy III Euergetes
| Issuer | Ptolemaic Kingdom (Ptolemaic Kingdom (305 BC - 30 BC)) |
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| Year | 249 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Diademed head of Zeus Ammon facing right, the effigy distinguished by a curving ram's horn emerging over the diadem above the ear, a characteristic divine attribute blending Greek and Egyptian iconography. The portrait is rendered in a Hellenistic style with broad facial features and thick curling hair. The flan is irregular and the surface shows typical wear consistent with heavy bronze circulation coinage of the Ptolemaic period. No legend appears on the obverse. |
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| Mintage | ND (-249) |
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Ptolemy III inherited a kingdom already dominant in the eastern Mediterranean and immediately pushed it further — his Third Syrian War (246–241 BC) drove Ptolemaic forces deep into the Seleucid heartland, briefly reaching as far as Babylonia. Bronze fractional coinage of this reign circulated heavily in Egypt's internal market economy, where grain, oil, and labor transactions demanded small denominations that silver could not practically serve. The Ptolemaic bronze system was fiduciary by design, its value set by royal decree rather than metal content.