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Name or Denominations
Octochalkon (⅙)
Issuer
Ptolemaic Kingdom (Ptolemaic Kingdom (305 BC - 30 BC))
Ruler
Ptolemy VIII Physcon ( 145 BC - 116 BC ) Ptolemy VI Philometor ( 181 BC - 145 BC )
Year of Minting
181 BC - 116 BC
Currency
Drachm ( 204 – 30 BC )
Shape
Round (irregular)
Rarity
Rare
Weight
22.9 g
Diameter
30 mm
Thickness
NA
Material
Bronze
Shape
Round (irregular)
Edge Type
NA
Technique
Hammered
Front design
Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right
Back design
Two eagles with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt; cornucopia in left field
Year of Minting
181 BC - 116 BC
King
Ptolemy VIII Physcon ( 145 BC - 116 BC ) Ptolemy VI Philometor ( 181 BC - 145 BC )
Mint location
NA
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
Variable alignment ↺
Inscriptions
Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟY ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ
Context
Two eagles typically denotes joint rule.
Rarity
Rare
Coin type
Standard circulation
In circulation
No
Demonetized
Yes
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