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Period
Ptolemaic
Ruler
Ptolemy (85-40 BC)
Mint
Chalkis sub Lebano
Province or Region
Iturea
Date
72 BC
Metal
Bronze
Denomination
20
Weight
6.50g
Obverse Description
Head of Zeus, r., laureate. Two coutermarks: Head right (Cleopatra?); monogram for "Ptolemy."
Reverse Description
Dioscuri stand facing, holding spears, stars on helmets. Date in field: L ΜΣ (Year 240=72 BC).
Publisher
Pepperdine University Libraries
Digital Collection
The John Wilson Coin Collection - Ancient Coins of the Holy Land
Credit Line
The John Wilson Coin Collection - Ancient Coins of the Holy Land [digital resource], Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives
Document Type
Article
Comments
Seleucid distinergration allowed rise of small kingdoms like this one in Lebanon's Beka Valley. Ptolemy interacted with the Jews, Armenians, and Seleucids; held territory in Paneas and Galilee.