Trichryson - Ptolemy II Alexandria

Issuer	Ptolemaic Kingdom
Year	282 BC
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Value	1 Trichryson = 1 gold Pentadrachm = 60 silver Drachms
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Obverse description	Diademed and draped bust of Ptolemy I Soter facing right, rendered in high relief in the Hellenistic portrait tradition. The king wears a royal diadem binding his voluminous, wind-swept hair, which falls in deeply modelled locks around the neck and temples. A aegis or draped garment is visible at the base of the neck, framing the portrait. The effigy displays the idealized yet individualized physiognomy characteristic of early Ptolemaic royal portraiture, with strong facial features and a commanding profile. The field is plain, with no encircling legend on the obverse.
Obverse script	Greek
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Mint	Alexandria
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