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Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Ptolemy VIII Euergetes

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Description

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays King Ptolemy VIII Euergetes of Egypt, facing right and wearing a diadem. On the back (reverse), an eagle is shown standing.

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

Silver coin showing a left-facing male portrait with elaborate hair and a wreath or curled elements, typical of Hellenistic royal coinage.

The image depicts a single round silver coin photographed against a dark background. The main field shows the head of a bearded man in left profile. His hair is rendered as dense, curly locks covering the scalp and continuing into a sculptural mass, with the beard indicated by short raised curls. On the right edge of the coin (left side of the viewer’s portrait), there are additional hair and grooming marks. The lower border includes a short beaded or pellet-like rim detail near the edge. No clear legible letterforms, cartouches, or clear Greek/Coptic/Arabic text are visible at this resolution. No distinct Egyptian hieroglyphs are apparent.

royal Hellenistic / Ptolemaic period (Ptolemaic royal coinage), exact date unclear from image alone good
Materials silver

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1

English description

Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ LKE ΠΑ

Cross-references (1)

  • ARTIC-id 139865 tier-2

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  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.