Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy VI Philometor and Ptolemy VIII, 170 - 164 B.C.

Bronze AE 31, SGCV II 7900, (Svoronos 1424), (SNG Cop 306 ff.), (Noeske 212 ff.), (Hosking 75), (Weiser 142) ~Ptolemy V, 180 - 176 B.C.), 29.102g, 33.4mm, Alexandria mint, Obv. diademed head of Zeus Ammon right; Rev. PTOLEMAIOU BASILEWS, two eagles standing left side by side on thunderbolts, double cornucopia in the left field, Olive patina with earthen deposits, surface a little rough.

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Two eagles on the reverse may be symbolic of the joint rule of Ptolemy VI and his younger brother.

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