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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy VI Philometor. 180-145 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 6.88 g, 12h). Uncertain mint in Cyprus. Uncertain date. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; [date on or above thunderbolt]. Cf. Svoronos 1209–15; cf. Mørkholm, Ptolemaic 244; cf. DCA 76. VF, iridescent tone, obverse off center, area of flat strike on reverse.
From Group SGF.
The mint and era of this enigmatic coinage has been much debated. For the most recent discussion, see C. Lorber, "The Ptolemaic era coinage revisited," NC (2007), pp. 105–17. Although this issue is traditionally assigned to Arados, Lorber argues for a Cypriot mint, perhaps Arsinoe near Salamis. Although the era is uncertain, a starting date of 262/1 BC has been accepted by Lorber and most scholars.
From Group SGF.
The mint and era of this enigmatic coinage has been much debated. For the most recent discussion, see C. Lorber, "The Ptolemaic era coinage revisited," NC (2007), pp. 105–17. Although this issue is traditionally assigned to Arados, Lorber argues for a Cypriot mint, perhaps Arsinoe near Salamis. Although the era is uncertain, a starting date of 262/1 BC has been accepted by Lorber and most scholars.