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A work made of copper.

Coin Depicting the God Zeus

117-111 BCE, issued by Ptolemy X (Soter II)

Greek, Ptolemaic; minted in Egypt

Egypt

The front of this coin depicts the god Zeus.

On the back, two eagles are shown below an as yet untranslated inscription.

Copper

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium