The Eikosachalkon was a Ptolemaic bronze denomination worth 20 chalkous. It is expected to weigh ~28.5 grammes.
It is a fairly new denomination discovered through metrological analysis, and coins of this denomination are sometimes referred to as lightweight tetrobols.
It is a fairly new denomination discovered through metrological analysis, and coins of this denomination are sometimes referred to as lightweight tetrobols.
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Ptolemy III
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
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 31.1 g
Eikosachalkon = 5/2 Obol
Svoronos 1167, SEAR 8025