Currency/exchange; Coin; AE43
LIV.2012.1.1904
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Coin of Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (Benefactor); Born c.184 BC, died 116 BC; Became king of Egypt in 145 BC, although prior to this for a while he was a co-ruler with his brother Ptolemy VI and sister Cleopatra II
Denomination: AE45/42
Obverse: head of Ammon right, dotted border.
Reverse: eagle with spread wings standing right on thunderbolt Φ in right field, dotted border around can be seen
There is no obverse Inscription, however the reverse inscription reads: [ΕΡΓΤΟΥ ΒΑ]ΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ