Coin; Tetradrachm

LIV.2012.1.1770

Information

Authoriy: Ptolemy VI., the Philometer (Mother-loving), reigned from 181/180 BC to 145 BC. Mint: Alexandria. Obverse: diademed head of Ptolemy the I, turned to the right with aegis around his neck. Reverse: eagle with closed wings turned to the left and standing on thunderbolt. Dotted border and legend all around: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩ(Σ)