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Coin of Ptolemy II Philadelphus

Coin of Ptolemy II Philadelphus

r. 283-246 BCE

Ptolemy II Philadelphos

Hellenistic

Obv.: Head of Zeus, r., laureate. Rev.: Eagle standing to l. on a thunderbolt, wings open; in field to l., a large sigma, underneath which, an oval shield; between eagle's legs, an omicron.

Bronze

Hellenistic period, Early

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