Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II ("Ptolemy the Benefactor"; c. 182 BC – June 26, 116 BC), nicknamed Physcon ("the Fat"), was a king of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt, ruling from 169 to 164 B.C. with siblings Ptolemy VI and Cleopatra II and a second time from 144 to 132/1 and again from 126 to 116.
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Image
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MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.
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WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)
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| Alexandria (Ptolemy VI and VIII), gold, mnaieia (Arsinoe/cornucopiae) (180-116 BCE)
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Gold
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341,412 kg
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| S 620 - Citium (Ptolemy VI), silver, tetradrachms (170-163 BCE)
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Silver
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6,588 kg
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| S 612 - Salamis (Ptolemy VI and VIII), silver, tetradrachms (169-163 BCE)
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Silver
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3,037 kg
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| S 627 - Paphos (Ptolemy VI-VIII), silver, tetradrachms (169-163 BCE)
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Silver
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4,128 kg
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| S 634 - Paphos (Ptolemies), silver, tetradrachms - ancient forgeries (163-118 BCE)
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Silver
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0 kg
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| S 674 - Alexandria, silver, tetradrachm, 146-116 BC
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Silver
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52,920 kg
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| Salamis (Ptolemy VIII), silver, tetradrachms (145-116 BCE) Olivier
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Silver
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23,173 kg
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| Paphos (Ptolemy VIII), silver, tetradrachms (145-116 BCE) Olivier
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Silver
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9,943 kg
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| S 622 - Citium (Ptolemy VIII), silver, tetradrachms (145-116 BCE)
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Silver
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18,412 kg
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| Salamis (Ptolemy VIII), silver, tetradrachms (145-116 BCE) Nicolaou - Mørkholm
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Silver
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21,333 kg
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| H 318 - Citium (Ptolemy VIII), silver, tetradrachms (145-116 BCE) Nicolaou - Mørkholm
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Silver
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17,380 kg
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| Paphos (Ptolemy VIII), silver, tetradrachms (145-116 BCE) Nicolaou - Mørkholm
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Silver
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9,526 kg
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| S 603 - Citium (Ptolemy VIII), gold, mnaieia (143-138 BCE)
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Gold
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26,551 kg
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| S 606 - Paphos (Ptolemy VIII), gold, mnaieia (141-134 BCE)
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Gold
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26,980 kg
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| S 630 - Paphos (Ptolemy VIII), silver, didrachms (138-137 BCE)
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Silver
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157 kg
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| S 600 - Salamis (Ptolemy VIII), gold, mnaieia (138-134 BCE)
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Gold
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6,482 kg
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Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin
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MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.
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DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.
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Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety
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| 24300 - Cyrene (Ptolemy VIII) (AE Zeus-Ammon/double cornucopiae) over uncertain type (Leu Numismatik, EA 8, 29 June 2019, 585)
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Bronze
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145 BC JL
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| 24323 - Cyrene (Ptolemy VIII) (AE Zeus-Ammon/double cornucopiae) over Cyprus (uncertain mint) (Ptolemy VIII) (Zeus-Ammon/eagle) (CNG, MBS 57, Apr. 2001, 649)
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Bronze
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145 BC JL
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| 24325 - Cyrene (Ptolemy VIII) (AE Zeus-Ammon/double cornucopiae) over uncertain type (Leu Numismatik, EA 8, 29 June 2019, 585)
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Bronze
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145 BC JL
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| 3309 - Cyrene (Ptolemy VIII) (AE Zeus-Ammon/double cornucopiae) over uncertain type (Leu Numismatik, EA 4, June 2018, 438)
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Bronze
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145 BC JL
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| 24339 - Cyrene (Ptolemy VIII) (AE Zeus-Ammon/double cornucopiae) over uncertain type (Leu Numismatik, EA 5, Sept. 2018, 446)
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Bronze
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145 BC JL
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| 3518 - Cyrene (Ptolemy VIII) (AE Zeus-Ammon/double cornucopiae) over Cyprus (uncertain mint) (Ptolemy VIII) (Zeus-Ammon/eagle) (CNG, EA 176, Nov. 2007, 50)
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Bronze
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145 BC JL
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| 3314 - Cyrene (Ptolemy VIII) (AE Isis/eagle) over uncertain type (Ann Arbor, Kelsey Museum, 81333 - Visona 1981)
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Bronze
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145 BC JL
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