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Tetradrachm - Ptolemy II Alexandria
| Issuer | Ptolemaic Kingdom |
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| Year | 282 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Diademed head of Ptolemy I Soter facing right, rendered in the Hellenistic portrait tradition with strongly modelled features. The effigy is adorned with a royal diadem tied at the back, and the hair is rendered in thick, voluminous curls framing the face. The neck is draped with an aegis, a characteristic iconographic attribute of the deified Ptolemaic rulers. A dotted border runs along the lower rim of the coin. The field is plain, with no inscription on the obverse. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ (Translation: King Ptolemy) |
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| Mintage | ND (-282) |
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