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Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B488
Ptolemy III Euergetes · Dichalkon · 246 - 222 BCE
Date246 - 222 BCE
AuthorityPtolemy III Euergetes
PortraitPtolemy I Soter
DenominationDichalkon
MaterialBronze
MintCyrene
RegionCyrenaica
Average Size16mm, 2.8g (based on 14 examples)
Obverse TypeDiademed Head of Ptolemy I right, aegis tied around neck, dotted border
Reverse LegendΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ on l., ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ on r.
Reverse TypeHead of Lybia right, wearing taenia, dotted border
DynastyPtolemaic Dynasty
Other Referencescf. Svoronos 856, Svoronos 873
Reverse Right fieldcornucopiae right
StatePtolemaic Empire
Symbol revcornucopiae right
Examples in Museum Databases (14 specimens)
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Bibliothèque nationale de France
National Numismatic Collection, De Nederlandsche Bank
National Numismatic Collection, De Nederlandsche Bank
National Numismatic Collection, De Nederlandsche Bank
Harvard Art Museums
Source record: http://numismatics.org/pco/id/cpe.1_2.B488