Ptolemy VIII Physcon (169-164, 144-132/1 and 126-116 BC)
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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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Die Studies
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Overstriking coins
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Overstruck coins
| Item | Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety | MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. | DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin |
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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 | 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 | 145 BC JL | 
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Ptolemy VIII Physcon
Ptolemy VIII Physcon 
| TypeType of authority. ᵖ | Person |
| Nomisma IDNomisma ID | ptolemy_viii |
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Literature
- Olivier 2012 (13 mentions)
- Svoronos 1904-1908 (6 mentions)
- Sear II (4 mentions)
- Nicolaou - Mørkholm 1976 (3 mentions)
- RQEMH (3 mentions)
- Visona 1981 (1 mentions)
