Catalog
Æ20 Ptolemy VI and Marathos
| Issuer | Marathos |
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| Year | 169 BC - 168 BC |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and draped bust of Ptolemy VI Philometor facing right, hair rendered in layered locks with a royal diadem. The portrait is set within a dotted border, with a partial Greek legend visible in the field to the left. The style is consistent with Phoenician civic coinage of the mid-second century BC, reflecting both Hellenistic royal portraiture conventions and local workshop execution. |
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| Reverse description | Standing draped deity facing, identified as Astarte or a related Phoenician divinity, shown frontally with arms slightly extended; to the right, a Phoenician letter or symbol is visible, and additional cult symbols appear in the lower field. The figure stands on a low base or exergual line, the whole contained within a plain circular border. The reverse type reflects the religious iconography of the Phoenician city of Marathos and its civic cult traditions. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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