A New Tetradrachm of Ptolemy VI Philometor from Phoenicia

Abstract

A single obverse die was used to strike irregular tetradrachms of Ptolemy VI and Alexander
Balas. This unusual die link attests to their alliance and to the similarity of their portraits.
An irregular didrachm of the Ptolemaic era coinage, issued in the name of Alexander, also
combines features from the coinages of these two kings.