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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. Rev.: Eagle standing l. on a thunderbolt, with wings open; shield in l. field.

Bronze

Ptolemaic period

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