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GREEK COINAGE, Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt, Ptolemy V (204-180), Æ Drachm, Alexandria, laureate head of Zeus Ammon right, rev. two eagles with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, 18.79g/12h (SNG Copenhagen 308-310; Weiser 142), Ptolemy VIII (145-116), Æ Hemidrachm, Alexandria, laureate head of Zeus Ammon right, rev. eagles with open wings standing right on thunderbolt, 17.50g/11h (SNG Copenhagen 654 [Paphos]; Weiser 1166) [2]. Fine, dark brown patina