Tetradrachm - Ptolemy VI Philometor Uncertain Cypriote mint

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.