Gold oktadrachm of Ptolemy IV Philopator, Hellenistic, 221–204 B.C., Greek, Ptolemaic, Gold, 1 1/16 in., 0oz. (2.7 cm, 27.77g), Coins, head of Ptolemy III, Euergetes/double cornucopiae, minted in Alexandria, Egypt. Gold and silver were the primary raw materials for Hellenistic coinage of intrinsic value. The Ptolemies had access to abundant gold from the mines in Nubia, but most silver had to be imported to Egypt from farther afield
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Gold oktadrachm, Ptolemy IV Philopator, Hellenistic, 221–204 B.C, Greek, Ptolemaic, Gold, 1 1/16, 0oz, 2.7 cm, 27.77g, Coins, head, III, Euergetes, double cornucopiae, minted, Alexandria, Egypt, silver, primary raw materials, Hellenistic coinage, intrinsic value, Ptolemies, access, abundant gold, mines, Nubia, imported, farther afield
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