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Coin of Ptolemy I, Cyrenaica

Coin of Ptolemy I, Cyrenaica

r. 323-283 BCE

Ptolemy I Soter

Greek

Obv.: Laureate head of Apollo r. Rev.: Eagle with outstreached wings r. standing on thunderbolt, Silphium plant and Hippocrates control symbol in r. field.

Bronze

Hellenistic period

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