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    (1) Ptolemy III
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    An AE Dichalkon struck 264-222 BC in Salamis (Cyprus)
    Obverse: Head of Zeus-Ammon facing right, wearing tainia, dotted border

    Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Cult statue of Aphrodite standing facing

    Diameter: 17 mm
    Die Orientation: 12 H
    Weight: 3.26 g

    Ptolemaic Kingdom

    The reverse inscription translates to: "of King Ptolemy"

    Svoronos 1008
    Greek (Ptolemaic Kingdom)
    (2) Ptolemy III
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    An AE unit struck c. 240 BC in Lycia | Caria
    Obverse: diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right

    Reverse: eagle standing on thunderbolt, tripod left; ΠTOΛEMAIOY_ΒAΣIΛEΩΣ

    Diameter: 16 mm
    Die Orientation: -
    Weight: 3.1 g
    Lycia or Caria (according some sources Telmessos could be the mint)
    Svoronos 793 (Ptolemy II–Ake-Ptolemaïs); Weiser 80-1 (Ptolemy III)
    Greek (Ptolemaic Kingdom)
    (3) Ptolemy III
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    An AE Eikosachalkon struck 246-235 BC in Alexandria
    Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus-Ammon right

    Reverse: Eagle with spread wings standing left on thunderbolt; cornucopia on shoulder; ΠTOΛEMAIOY_ΒAΣIΛEΩΣ, Λ

    Diameter: 35.5 mm
    Die Orientation: -
    Weight: 31.1 g
    Eikosachalkon = 5/2 Obol
    Svoronos 1167, SEAR 8025
    Greek (Ptolemaic Kingdom)
    (4) Ptolemy III
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    An AE Triobol struck 246-222 BC in Alexandria
    Obverse: Diademed and horned head of Zeus-Ammon right

    Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings closed; XP monogram between legs, filleted cornucopiae in left field

    Diameter: 34 mm
    Die Orientation: 11 H
    Weight: 35.59 g
    No notes for this coin
    CPE B396; Svoronos 965; SNG Copenhagen 173-5
    Greek (Ptolemaic Kingdom)
    (5) Ptolemy III
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    An AE unit struck 246-221 BC in Alexandria
    Obverse: Head of Zevs Ammon

    Reverse: Eagle on thunderbolt

    Diameter: 42 mm
    Die Orientation: -
    Weight: 51.55 g
    No notes for this coin
    Sear 7814, Sf., ss
    Greek (Ptolemaic Kingdom)
    (6) Ptolemy III
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    An AE Hemiobol struck c. 246-222 BC in Ioppe
    Obverse: Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right

    Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ, eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, harpē to left

    Diameter: 19 mm
    Die Orientation: 11 H
    Weight: 4 g
    The mintmark to the left of the eagle on this rare bronze hemiobol of Ptolemy III is a harpē; a type of ancient Greek sword which had a sickle protrusion along one edge near the tip of the blade. Lorber explains that these coins were assigned to Ioppe by Svoronos because the harpē was the weapon of Perseus, who according to myth rescued Andromeda in the harbour of Ioppe. A fun, if slightly irrelevant fact; Ioppe is an ancient port city in Israel that is also known as ‘Jaffa’ and later became famous for it’s delicious oranges. It’s also the name of my cat.
    CPE B473; SNG Copenhagen 465 (Ptolemy II)
    Greek (Ptolemaic Kingdom)
    (7) Ptolemy III
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    An AE Triobol struck 246-222 BCE in Alexandria
    Obverse: Diademed head of Zeus Ammon to right, with ram's horn in his hair and over the diadem

    Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; to left, filleted cornucopiae; between eagle's legs, monogram of X and P

    Diameter: 36 mm
    Die Orientation: 11 H
    Weight: 38.15 g
    No notes for this coin
    CPE B396. SNG Copenhagen 173-5. Svoronos 965
    Greek (Ptolemaic Kingdom)