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Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt. Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (Physcon) (145-116 BC) Æ Chalkous / Arsinoe III |
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Attribution: Svoronos 1160 (Ptolemy IV); SNG Copenhagen 648 Uncertain mint, perhaps Cyprus
Date: 145-116 BC
Obverse: Diademed bust of Arsinoe III right
Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ, filleted double cornucopia
Size: 11.00mm
Weight: .58 grams
Rarity: 5
Description: EF. There has been a movement to try and re-attribute and re-invent this coin as a Cleopatra VII portrait coin. This well thought through book review by Oliver Hoover challenges this thought and can be found HERE
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