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- Co 2014 (Early Hellenistic dichalkon of Ptolemy II from Alexandria) [permalink]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
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-261
- Not before (date)
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-266
- Logical part of
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Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
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Coin
- Comparanda
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BMCPtolemies Ptolemaeus III 122, p. 57
- Comparanda
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CPtolEmpI.2 B222
- Comparanda
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Svoronos1904-1908, p. 69, no. 442, pl. XVII:29
- Contributor Notes
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2014 (June 6): R. Weir described, without reference to KenchreaiIII.
- Contributor Notes
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2023: JLR clarified identification.
- Description
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Distinctly bevelled edge. Centering dimple on reverse. Slightly undersized flan for type.
- Preservation description
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Wear: P. Slightly chipped edge; extensive, moderate pitting and severe cratering. Wide, thick patches of pale greenish white bronze disease in pits.
- Axis (1-12)
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6
- Has denomination
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Dichalkon
- Numismatic Authority
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Ptolemy II Philadelphus (king of Egypt, 284-246 BC)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
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16.0
- Numismatic Mint
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Alexandria (Egypt)
- Numismatic Weight (g)
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3.61
- Obverse Description
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Diademed head of Zeus [Ammon] to right (thick hair and beard visible, no horn surviving); within dotted border
- Reverse Description
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Eagle with wings open standing to left on thunderbolt
- Reverse Inscription
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Π̣Τ̣Ο̣[ΛΕΜΑΙ]Ο̣Υ̣ – Β̣Α̣[ΣΙΛ]Ε̣Ω̣Σ̣ ; between legs, Δ
- Belongs to Historical Period
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Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)
- Material
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Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
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Eagle (Visual Motif)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
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Zeus/Jupiter (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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