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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 7811238, member: 99456&quot;][USER=103829]@Jochen1[/USER], thank you for another interesting write-up and coin.&nbsp; It is perhaps appropriate to share this coin, with Galatian shields on Egyptian coins and this Sicilian coin, recognizing the use of Galatian mercenaries in Egypt and loaned by Ptolemy to Hieron.&nbsp; More on this : <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]1341912[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Sicily, Syracuse</b>, Æ Obol (17.0g, 27.3mm, 12h), time of Hieron II, circa 285-246 BC, imitative issue in the types of Ptolemy II Philadelphos of Egypt</p><p><b>Obv: </b>Laureate head of Zeus to right</p><p><b>Rev:</b> ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle standing to left on thunderbolt, with wings spread; Galatian shield to left</p><p><b>Ref: </b>CPE B289; Svoronos 610; Wolf &amp; Lorber, &#039;Alexandrian&#039; Style, P57–71; SNG Copenhagen 114.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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