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Coin of Ptolemy VIII, Alexandria

Coin of Ptolemy VIII, Alexandria

r. 170-116 BCE

Ptolemy VIII Eurgetes II

Hellenistic

Obv.: Head of Alexander the Great, r., clad in elephant's skin and aegis. Border of Dots. Rev.: Eagle, l., on thunderbolt, with wings open. Border of Dots.

Bronze

Ptolemaic period

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