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Octadrachm (mnaieion) of Ptolemy VI

Octadrachm (mnaieion) of Ptolemy VI

r. 180-145 BCE

Ptolemy VI Philometor

Greek

Obv.: Bust of Arsinoe II wearing stephane and veil; to l., K; border of dots. Rev.: Double cornucopiae bound with fillet; border of dots.

Gold

Hellenistic period, Middle

Coins