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    An AE unit struck 145 - 116 BC in Egypt
    Obverse: Bearded head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean lion scalp headdress

    Reverse: PTOLEMAIOU BASILEWS, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings closed

    Diameter: 28 mm
    Die Orientation: 0 H
    Weight: 12 g
    "This coin appears to have a style, low relief, and fabric similar to Weiser 127, except the Weiser coin is a bit cruder, with a straight vertical legend on the reverse left. Weiser attributes the Köln coin as a local imitative. In addition to some similarity to Weiser 127, our coin is very light for the type. It may also be an unofficial local issue."

    EX FORVM Auction 58169
    cf. Weiser 127 (unofficial local issue from the reign of Ptolemy V), Svoronos 1492, SNG Cop 333
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    An AE unit struck 145-116 BC in Alexandria
    Obverse: Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right

    Reverse: Two eagles with their wings closed standing left on thunderbolt; cornucopia to left

    Diameter: 30 mm
    Die Orientation: -
    Weight: 24.3 g
    No notes for this coin
    Svoronos 1424B (Joint reign of Ptolemy VI and VIII); Weiser 142 (Ptolemy V); SNG Copenhagen 308-310 (Joint reign of Ptolemy VI and Ptolemy VIII); Noeske 212-5 (Joint reign of Ptolemy VI and Ptolemy VIII); Lorber & Faucher Series 7C.
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    An AE Hemidrachm | Triobol struck 163-145 BC in Cyrene
    Obverse: Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right

    Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY EYEPΓETOY, eagle standing right on thunderbolt, wings spread; Φ to right

    Diameter: 44 mm
    Die Orientation: 11 H
    Weight: 38.36 g
    No notes for this coin
    SNG Copenhagen 651; Svoronos 1641
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    An AE unit struck 163-145 BCE in Cyrene
    Obverse: Diademed head of Zeus Ammon to right, with ram's horn in his hair and over the diadem

    Reverse: BA[ΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛ] ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ Eagle with spread wings standing left on thunderbolt

    Diameter: 15 mm
    Die Orientation: 12 H
    Weight: 2.08 g

    From the Rhakotis collection

    Noeske 291-6 ('uncertain mint in Cyprus'). SNG Copenhagen 658-9 ('uncertain mint in Cyprus'). Svoronos 1655 ('Alexandria'). Weiser -