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Obol - Ptolemy III Euergetes Alexandria
Issuer | Ptolemaic Kingdom |
Year | 246 BC - 222 BC |
Type | Standard circulation coin |
Value | Obol (⅙) |
Currency | Attic drachm (circa 323 – 306 BC) |
Composition | Bronze |
Weight | 11 g |
Dimensions | 25 mm |
Thickness | |
Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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In circulation to | |
Reference(s) | SNG Copenhagen#178, SNG Copenhagen#179, SvoronosPt#967 |
Obverse description | Horned head of god Zeus-Ammon facing right, wearing taenia with basileion. |
Obverse script | |
Obverse lettering | |
Reverse description | Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt. Cornucopia bound with royal diadem in left field. `XΡ` monogram between legs. |
Reverse script | Greek |
Reverse lettering | ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ
☧ (Translation: King Ptolemy (III).) |
Edge | |
Mint | |
Mintage | ND (246 BC - 222
BC) - -
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Catalog ID | 1329859090 |
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