Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, King Ptolemy III, AE Chalkous, Aphrodite (Goddess of Love)

Includes glass top leatherette display box.

• Origin: Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt
• Authority: King Ptolemy III
• Date: 246 - 222 BCE
• Denomination: AE (bronze) chalkous
• Mint: Paphus
• Size: 14mm
• Type Number: Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B451
• Obverse: - Horned Head of Zeus Ammon right, wearing taenia with basileion, dotted border
• Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ on l., ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ on r. - Facing statue of Aphrodite on base, wearing chiton and polos, right hand holding lotus blossom to breast, left hand holding poppies or myrtle branches, dotted border
• Notes: Zeus was the Greek god of the sky and thunder, equivalent to the Roman god Jupiter. He was also the king of gods in both Roman and Greek mythology. Aphrodite was a Greek goddess whose functions encompass love, beauty, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity, and victory.

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