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Tetradrachm - Ptolemy VI Philometor Alexandria

Issuer Ptolemaic Kingdom
Year 180 BC - 164 BC
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Shape Round (irregular)
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Reverse description A majestic eagle with closed wings stands in left profile upon a thunderbolt, the bird's powerful form rendered in fine detail with individually articulated feathers across the breast and folded wings. The eagle's head is turned slightly inward, and its talons grip the thunderbolt firmly, symbolising the divine authority of Zeus as patron of the Ptolemaic dynasty. The Greek legend ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ — meaning 'of King Ptolemy' — encircles the field in two columns flanking the eagle, with ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ to the left and ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ to the right, all within a continuous dotted border. The reverse field is broad and well-struck, consistent with the standard Ptolemaic tetradrachm type produced at the Alexandria mint.
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Edge Plain
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Mintage ND (180 BC - 164 BC)
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