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Tetradrachm - Ptolemy VI Philometor Uncertain Cypriote mint
| Issuer | Ptolemaic Kingdom |
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| Year | 171 BC - 170 BC |
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| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
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| Reverse description | Eagle standing to the left on a thunderbolt, rendered in the canonical Ptolemaic style with closed wings and talons firmly gripping the bolt. In the left field, a monogram combining a reversed Ρ and Β serves as a mint or magistrate control mark. The encircling horizontal legend reads ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ, identifying the coin as issued in the name of Ptolemy Soter. |
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| Mint | Uncertain Cypriote mint |
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Ptolemy VI came to the throne as a child, and by 171–170 BC his kingdom was fracturing under the pressure of the Sixth Syrian War, with Antiochus IV invading from the north and effectively installing himself as a co-regent over the young king. Cyprus, loyal to the Ptolemaic crown throughout most of these upheavals, continued striking in the king's name even as Alexandria was effectively occupied. The attribution to an uncertain Cypriote mint reflects ongoing scholarly disagreement — the island hosted multiple active mints during this period, and die linkage studies have yet to produce a clean assignment for Svoronos 1208.