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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
16
Weight
3.17g
Obverse Description
Head of Artemis, r.; bow and quiver over shoulder.
Reverse Description
Nike advance left with wreath; palmbranch. Date in field: L ΜΣ (Year 240=72 BC). Date retrograde.
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.