AE Chalkous 1.60g. 15mm. Kyrene mint Diademed head of Ptolemy I r. wearing aegis around neck. Head of Libya r. wearing tainia; small cornucopia below chin. BASILEWS PTOLEMAIOU CPE B489; Svoronos 869 Rare. Tan-brown patina. Very irregular flan with attached casting channels. Carelessly struck. Minor roughness and adhesions. Lorber notes that this type saw considerable variation in style and production, likely a result of its production spanning many years, possibly into the reign of Ptolemy IV.
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