Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Kleopatra III & Ptolemy X Alexander I Æ Drachm. Uncertain mint on Cyprus(?), 107-101 BC. Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon to right / ΠTOΛEMAIOY [BAΣIΛEΩΣ], two eagles with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt; vertical thunderbolt to left. Svoronos 1694 (Salamis); SNG Copenhagen -; Noeske -; Weiser -. 23.07g, 28mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of R. N. Draskowski;
Acquired from Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG.
A group of coins have been linked together on the PtolemAE Project site due to the double eagle on the reverse, stylistic similarities, their peculiar 'knife-edge' fabric and the variety of symbols present on the reverse. They have been dated to the time of Ptolemy IX-X, in part, since the two rulers are known to have utilised a large number of unusual symbols in a short time.
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