145 BC - 116 BC

Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt   Cyprus
Ptolemaeus VIII / Πτολεμαίος H'


 AE 12
SHH 6685

6685 Ptolemaeus VIII Cyprus AE

Parameter
Obverse
Reverse

Notes

Reference
Provenance
1.82 g   11.8-12.4 mm   1.8 eqmm   12:00 o'clock   VF   centerig + / +
Head of Zeus right; border of dots.
Eagle standing half left on thunderbolt, wings half spread; trident in left field;
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ clockwise around border of dots.
Smallest coin with centering marks.
Attribution uncertain.
Copenhagen Cyprus cf. 658/659 & 670/673

Ex Savoca Coins, 17.2.2018