PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy VI Philometor. First sole reign, 180-170 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 13.97 g, 1h). Salamis mint. Dated RY 7 (175/4 BC). Good VF.

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Lot: 266. Estimated: $ 200

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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy VI Philometor. First sole reign, 180-170 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 13.97 g, 1h). Salamis mint. Dated RY 7 (175/4 BC). Diademed bust of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; piloi of the Dioskouroi across upper field, LZ (date) to left; to right, petasos with diadem above ΣA. Svoronos 1331–2; Olivier 277–82 (obv. die D56); SNG Copenhagen –; DCA 41. Lightly toned, slightly off center on obverse. Good VF. Very rare date, only seven noted by Olivier, one in CoinArchives.


Closing Date and Time: 10 May 2023 at 11:28:20 ET.

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