Coins of Ptolemy VI Philometer
04 November 2023
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Coins of Ptolemy VI Philometer: Figure 1
| Item: | Hemidrachm |
|---|---|
| Issue: | Ptolemy VI Philometer |
| Mint: | Cyprus |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Diameter: | 26.5 mm |
| Weight: | 15.45 g |
| Date: | ca. 180-145 BCE |
| Obverse: | Head of bearded Zeus-Ammon wearing a diadem. |
| Reverse: | Eagle facing left, standing on a ‘fulmen’ (thunderbolt) in a field of lotus flowers. Inscription encircling from left to right. |
| Inscription: | ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΩΣ, Ptolemaiou Basileos, (=of King Ptolemy) |
| Accession #: | JLMC: 180.96.9 |
| Credit: | Copyright University of Canterbury, Christchurch |
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