Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy VI–VIII. Circa 180-116 BC. AE Diobol (23.36g, 30.5mm). Coregency issue. Alexandria mint. Struck 170-163 BC. Weiser 142

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Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy VI–VIII. Circa 180-116 BC. AE Diobol (23.36g, 30.5mm). Coregency issue. Alexandria mint. Struck 170-163 BC. Obv.: diademed head of Zeus-Ammon to right. Rev.: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟY ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, two eagles with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt; cornucopiae in left field. Svoronos 1424 (Joint reign of Ptolemy VI Weiser 142 (Ptolemy V); SNG Copenhagen 308-310 (Joint reign of Ptolemy VI Noeske 212-5 (Joint reign of Ptolemy VI Lorber & Faucher Series 7C. VF.