Currency/exchange; Coin; AE 38

LIV.2012.1.1612

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Coin of Ptolemy II, Philadelphus (Brother-Loving); Born 308 BC, died 246 BC; became king of Egypt in 285 BC Obverse: head of Zeus Ammon turned to the right. Reverse: two eagles with closed wings turned to the left standing on thunderbolt. Reverse inscription reads:ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣ[ΙΛ]ΕΩΣ