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Tetradrachm - Ptolemy VIII Euergetes I Kition
| Issuer | Ptolemaic Kingdom |
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| Year | 139 BC - 137 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | A large eagle with powerful, folded wings stands in left profile atop a single thunderbolt, the primary emblem of the Ptolemaic coinage tradition. The bird's plumage is rendered with fine detail across the breast and wing feathers, and its talons grip the thunderbolt firmly. To the left of the eagle, the Greek royal legend is inscribed in two vertical lines reading ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, and to the right appears the regnal year in the form LΛΓ (Year 33) with the mint control letters ΚΙ denoting the Kition mint in Cyprus. The composition is characteristic of the standardized Ptolemaic reverse type established under Ptolemy I and continued throughout the dynasty. |
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| Mint | Kition (Cyprus) |
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