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| Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt. Small Cypriote Bronzes Æ Chalkous |
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Attribution: CPE B722; Svoronos 1160 (Ptolemy IV); SNG Copenhagen 648 Cyprus mint
Date: 145-116 BC
Obverse: Diademed bust of Aphrodite right
Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ, filleted double cornucopia
Size: 11.00mm
Weight: .58 grams
Rarity:  5
Description: VF-XF. There has been a movement to try and re-attribute and re-invent this coin as a Cleopatra VII portrait coin. This well thought through book review by Oliver Hoover challenges this thought and can be found HERE
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