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Chalkon - Ptolemy IX Soter II
| Issuer | Ptolemaic Kingdom |
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| Year | 107 BC - 101 BC |
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| Weight | 1.25 g |
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| Obverse description | Bust of Zeus Ammon facing right, depicted with the characteristic ram's horn curling before the ear, rendered in a worn but recognizable Hellenistic style. The effigy occupies the central field of this small bronze chalkon, with no surrounding legend. The portrait reflects the syncretic Greco-Egyptian religious iconography prevalent on Ptolemaic coinage of the late second century BC. |
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| Reverse description | Eagle with closed wings standing left on a thunderbolt, a design emblematic of the Ptolemaic bronze coinage series. The bird is rendered in a compact, somewhat schematic style consistent with small-denomination hammered bronzes of this period. To the left and right of the eagle appear the abbreviated royal legend flanking the figure in the field. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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