0215

Creator

Preview

Period

Seleucid

Ruler

Ptolemy VI Philometer (163-145 BC)

Mint

Cyprus

Province or Region

Seleucid Empire

Metal

Bronze

Denomination

13

Weight

2.22g

Obverse Description

Head of Zeus-Ammon, r., laureate.

Reverse Description

Eagle with closed wings stands of thunderbolt; lotus flower to left.

Comments

Constant conflict with the Seleucids.

Publisher

Pepperdine University Libraries

Digital Collection

The John Wilson Coin Collection - Ancient Coins of the Holy Land

Credit Line

The John Wilson Coin Collection - Ancient Coins of the Holy Land [digital resource], Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives

Document Type

Article