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A holed bronze coin of Ptolemy X Soter II showing Zeus-Ammon and two eagles Coin Type: A bronze coin of Ptolemy X Soter II of Egypt, 116/115-80 BCE
Size and Weight: 21mm x 22mm, 7.95g
Obverse: Horned head of Zeus-Ammon right.
Reverse: ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ
Two eagle standing left on thunderbolts, wings closed.
Field Marks: Cornucopia in left field (not filleted).
Ref: Svoronos 1698.
Provenance: its_hotty (eBay), September 2010
BW Ref: 001 052 166
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