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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
14
Weight
3.52g
Obverse Description
Head of Hermes, r.; wears Petasos.
Reverse Description
Winged Caduceus tops three-knotted club. 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
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.