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Tetradrachm Lighthouse at Alexandria
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse lettering | LIGHTHOUSE AT ALEXANDRIA |
| Reverse description | Central device features a high-relief frontal portrait bust of a pharaoh wearing the nemes headdress, identified as Ptolemy II Philadelphus, set against a mirror-polished field. The legend TETRADRACHM appears in raised Latin lettering at the lower portion of the inner field, while the broad border is decorated with an ornate frieze of stylized Egyptian lotus and papyrus motifs in relief. |
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| Reverse lettering | TETRADRACHM |
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