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Ruler: Ptolemy VI Philometor (180 BC-145 BC)
History note: Ex Ritchie W. Post, from the F. Martin Post Collection, bt for $40.00
Image(height): 26.50 mm
Image(width): 24.29 mm
Method of acquisition: Given (2007-11-19) by The Post Family Trust
-180 BCE - -145 BCE
Lathe scar to centre both sides
Object composed of bronze Die Axis 315 degrees Weight 13.08 g
Inscription present: Female head right wreathed in corn, all in circle of points
Inscription present: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings half-closed, Alpha-Pi monogram in field at lower left, all in circle of points
Accession number: CM.6539-2007
Primary reference Number: 166102
Svoronos: 1384
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Coins and Medals
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Greek" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/166102 Accessed: 2024-11-24 16:36:41
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