Ptolemaios VI 'Philometer' was king of Ptolemaic Egypt from 180 to 145 BC.
He ascended to the throne in 180 BC at the age of about 6, and ruled jointly with his mother, Cleopatra I, until her death in 176 BC, which is what 'Philometor' implies; "he who loves his mother".
In 173 BC he married his sister, Cleopatra II. He had at least four children with her: Ptolemy Eupator, Ptolemy Neos, Cleopatra Thea and Cleopatra III, and possibly Berenice.
He ascended to the throne in 180 BC at the age of about 6, and ruled jointly with his mother, Cleopatra I, until her death in 176 BC, which is what 'Philometor' implies; "he who loves his mother".
In 173 BC he married his sister, Cleopatra II. He had at least four children with her: Ptolemy Eupator, Ptolemy Neos, Cleopatra Thea and Cleopatra III, and possibly Berenice.
Epithet: Philometer ('the Mother-loving")
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Ptolemy VI
An
AE
80? Drachm
struck 183-173/171 BC
in
Alexandria
Obverse: diademed head of Zeus-Ammon
Reverse: 2 eagles standing on lightning left; ΠTOΛEMAIOY_ΒAΣIΛEΩΣ, cornucopia left
Diameter:
32.5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 29.71 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 29.71 g
No notes for this coin
Sv1424a
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Ptolemy VI
An
AE
unit
struck 180-145 BC
in
Alexandria
Obverse: Diademed head of Zeus Ammon right
Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, two eagles standing left, side-by-side, on thunderbolt, double cornucopia left
Diameter:
31 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 23.9 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 23.9 g
No notes for this coin
Svoronos 1424
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Ptolemy VI
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An
AE
Tetrobol
struck 180-170 BC
in
Alexandria
Obverse: Wreathed head of Isis to right
Reverse: Eagle standing to left on thunderbolt; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ around, monogram to left
Diameter:
26 mm
Die Orientation: 11 H
Weight: 16.03 g
Die Orientation: 11 H
Weight: 16.03 g
No notes for this coin
Svoronos 1384; SNG Copenhagen 279-87