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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 7774341, member: 99456&quot;]This coin with Galatian shield - points to the use of Galatian mercenaries by Ptolemy II.&nbsp; This Alexandrian mint coin was imitated by Hieron in Sicily - an interesting story: <a href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/galatians-in-egypt" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/galatians-in-egypt" rel="nofollow">Galatians in Egypt</a>.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1333436[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt, Ptolemy II Philadelphos</b>, 275 BC - 274 BC, Æ Diobol (28mm, 17.92g, 12h), Alexandria mint, Series 2F, struck circa 275/4-246 BC</p><p><b>Obv:</b> Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right</p><p><b>Rev:</b> Eagle with open wings standing left on thunderbolt; to left, monogram above Galatian shield</p><p><b>Ref: </b>CPE <a href="http://numismatics.org/pco/id/cpe.1_2.B166" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/pco/id/cpe.1_2.B166" rel="nofollow">B166</a>; Svoronos 600</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Next:</b> more from Egypt[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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