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Tolomeo V, Iside e l'aquila tolemaica
24.5.2007
Buon giorno sig. Giulio De Florio,
Trovai questa moneta molti anni fa nel fiume Tevere..credo che le immagini (Moneta_avanti; Moneta_retro) siano abbastanza chiare da consentirLe una facile decifratura, in caso contrario Le invierò immagini migliori. 
Di seguito allego la descrizione dettagliata della moneta:
peso della moneta: 5,98 g 
diametro: 2,60 cm 
colore: marrone, rame 
asse di conio: ore 1,5 / 2 
tipologia della lega metallica (stimata a vista): rame 
presenza di materiale ferro-magnetico nel tondello: SI (accertato mediante l'uso di una calamita)
Certo di un suo riscontro,
La ringrazio, anticipatamente, per la sua gentilissima consulenza.
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Roma, 25.5.2007
Egregio Lettore,
di seguito riporto gli elementi significativi che mi è stato possibile raccogliere sulla moneta di figura::

AE261, Svoronos 1233 e segg., zecca tolemaica, 204-181 a. C.2

Descrizione sommaria (sono indicate in rosso le parti della leggenda usurate o comunque non più leggibili):
D. Iside, busto coronato e paludato a destra. Bordo perlinato.
R. ΠTOΛEMAIOΥ - VAΣIΛEΩS Aquila con ali aperte, in piedi a sinistra su un fulmine. Monogramma tolemaico, ΠΤ nel campo a sinistra. Bordo perlinato.

La ricerca nel web di monete di tipologia simile a quella di figura ha prodotto i seguenti risultati:

  1. http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1088185 Auction 275 4143 (« | ») 22. September 2011 Description PTOLEMAIOS V. EPIPHANES. AE-29 mm. Isiskopf mit Ährenkranz r. Rs: BA_I_E__ [_TO_EMAIOY]; Adler steht l. auf Blitz. Svoronos 1234 (Taf. XL,11). SNG COP. 247 f. Noeske 180. Schöne dunkle Patina. fast vz.
  2. http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=140193 Lot number: 647 Price realized: 675 USD Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. Lot description: PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy V Epiphanes. 205-180 BC. Æ Drachm (32mm, 28.64 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 197-183/2 BC. Wreathed and draped bust of Isis right / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt. Svoronos 1233; Weiser 129; SNG Copenhagen 246. VF, brown patina, a little rough. Exceptional for issue. From the Norman Frank Collection. Isis was an ancient Egyptian goddess, whom the Greeks and Romans also worshipped, and whose cult experienced widespread popularity throughout the Greco-Roman world. While her popularity among all levels of society was due, in part to her role as the ideal wife and mother, it was her role in the resurrection of her husband Osiris that had the greatest impact, since it offered individuals an opportunity for salvation and the possibility of an afterlife. The daughter of the Egyptian earth god and sky goddess, Isis was married to her brother, Osiris, with whom she conceived a son, Horus. When Seth, their brother, treacherously slew Osiris and scattered his dismembered parts far and wide, Isis dutifully located all the portions but one, and with her magical powers, resurrected Osiris's corpse. Osiris then became ruler of the Egyptian underworld and Isis became associated with the growing of grain and the fertility of the soil, since, according to later Egyptian mythology, the tears she shed for her dead husband caused the Nile to flood. Annually, the death and rebirth of Osiris was ritually reenacted, and soon Isis's role in these events became more prominent, especially under the Greeks and Romans, who downplayed or ejected completely the role of Osiris. Isis's role as the mother of Horus also became a regular feature of her worship. Horus served both as the avenger of his father's murder and as the protector of the living Pharaoh. By the time of the Ptolemaic kings, Isis gained special importance, since she could not only serve as the protectoress of the Ptolemaic queens, but also support the Macedonian adoption of the Egyptian royal policy of intermarriage between brother and sister. During the late first century BC, Isis drew converts from all over the Roman Empire. She was especially popular in Italy. At Rome, a large temple complex was built for her and at Pompeii, archaeological excavations have located the remains of her temple there. In Greece, the traditional centers of worship included areas for the goddess, and epigraphic evidence shows she had adherents in Gaul, Spain, Pannonia, Germany, Arabia, Asia Minor, Spain, and many shrines even in Britain. Her competition with early Christianity was quite strong, and it is now recognized that many of her attributes were assumed by the developing role of the Virgin Mary in early Christian iconography. Estimate: 300 USD.
  3. http://www.megagem.com/ancient/ptolemy/gae567_o.jpg
  4. http://www.megagem.com/ancient/ptolemy/gae567_r.jpg Ptolemy Coin GAE567 Ptolemy V Philomater Hemidrachm - Alexandria - 221/205BC AE 32.3-33.3mm : 28.41gm : 11h OBV - Isis head, facing right REV - Eagle standing on thunderbolt, open wing, no other symbols REF - Svoronos 1233.
  5. http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=20470 Sale: CNG 60, Lot: 1002. Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 May 2002.  Estimate $300 Sold For $300 EGYPT, Ptolemaic Kings. Ptolemy V. 205-180 BC. Æ 33mm (29.73 gm). Wreathed head of Isis right / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt. Svoronos 1233; SNG Copenhagen 246. VF, brown patina, small spot of encrustation on the reverse. Attractive portrait. ($300).
  6. http://www.wildwinds.com/aca/greece/egypt/sg7880.html Ptolemy V, 204-180 BC, Æ26. Head of Cleopatra I as Isis right / PTOLEMAIOU BASILEWS, Eagle standing left on thunderbolt. Svoronos 1235. Lot No.3062. nVF. $ 175.
  7. http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=161574 MONNAIES 19 132 (« | ») 29. January 2004 Description ROYAUME LAGIDE - PTOLEMEE VI PHILOMETOR(180-145 avant J.-C.) Bronze, (GB, ئ 30) N° v19_0132 Date : c. 176-170 AC Nom de l'atelier : Egypte, Alexandrie Métal : bronze ou cuivre Diamètre : 27mm Axe des coins : 12h. Poids : 13,72g. Degré de rareté : R1 Etat de conservation : TTB+ Prix de départ : 150 €  Estimation : 200 € Prix réalisé : 183 €  Nombres d'offres : 3   Offre maximum : 275 € Commentaires sur l'état de conservation : Exemplaire de qualité exceptionnelle pour ce type de monnayage souvent mal frappé. Portrait magnifique. Patine marron. N° dans les ouvrages de référence : Sv.1384  - Cop.280  - GC.7903  - BMC.6  - MP.3 Titulature avers : Anépigraphe. Description avers : Tête d’Isis à droite, coiffée d’une couronne de roseaux avec une chevelure ornementée et des mèches tombant sur la nuque. Description revers : Aigle debout à gauche sur un foudre, les ailes déployées. Légende revers : ΠTOΛEMAIOΥ - BAΣIΛEΩΣ/ ΠA Commentaire à propos de cet exemplaire : Point de centrage des deux côtés. Commentaires : Ce type était précédemment donné à l’atelier de Paphos dans l’île de Chypre à cause du monogramme du revers. Il faut bien restituer ce monnayage à l’atelier d’Alexandrie. De la même manière, le droit est parfois décrit comme représentant le buste de Cléopatre I, mère de Ptolémée VI, sous les traits d’Isis. Historique : Ptolémée VI était le fils aîné de Ptolémée V et de Cléopâtre I Théa. La régence de sa mère dura jusqu'en 176 avant J.-C. Il régna conjointement avec son frère Ptolémée VIII de 170 à 164 avant J.-C. Il épousa sa sœur Cléopâtre II dont il eut deux filles et Ptolémée VII. Il mourut des suites de ses blessures en combattant Alexandre Ier Balas.
  8. http://www.megagem.com/ancient/ptolemy/gae235_o.jpg
    http://www.megagem.com/ancient/ptolemy/gae235_r.jpg Ptolemy Coin GAE235 Ptolemy V Philometer 205/181BC AE 26.5-28.7mm : 16.880gm OBV - Goddess Isis with hanging curls, facing right REV - Eagle with open wing, standing f/L with head f/L, on thunderbolt, BASILEOS PTOLEMAIOY REF - Svoronos 1235 (Plate 40 #12) - SNGCOP 248 Weiser 131 NOTE - Ptolemy V, possibly Ptolemy VI.
  9. http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2014869 Auction 40 335 (« | ») 4. June 2014 Description GRIECHISCHE MÜNZEN ÄGYPTEN KÖNIGREICH DER PTOLEMAIER Ptolemaios V. Epiphanes, 204-180 v. Chr. Bronze. Kopf der Isis (?) mit Ährenkranz und langen Zapfenlocken n.r. Rv. ΠTOΛEMAIOΥ - BAΣIΛEΩΣ Adler mit offenen Schwingen auf einem Blitz n.l. stehend. 18,99 g. Svoronos, Pt. 1234. SNG Cop. 247. Braune Patina. Gutes sehr schön Aus Auktion Tietjen & Co. , Hamburg 75 (1996), 68. 
La moneta in esame fa parte di una serie di riconî moderni che accompagnava le confezioni della cioccolata CARRARMATO della Perugina negli anni '70. Tutte le monete della serie sono ferromaagnetiche.

Un saluto cordiale.
Giulio De Florio
 

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Note:

(1) AE26 (bronzo di 26mm diam.). Per la classificazione della moneta di figura, si veda, http://www.coin.com/images/dr/svoronos_book3.html; dal quale si desume che bronzi della tipologia di figura, battuti nel nome di Tolomeo 5°, sono conosciuti in quattro diversi nominali così classificati:

Classificazione
Svoronos/Link
diametro
(mm)
peso
(g.)
tavola/n°
Svoronos
1233 35 c. 28,41/31,65 XL, 10
1234 30 c. 19,57/22,35 XL, 11
1235 25 c. 16,65/16,88 XL, 12
1237 20 c. 6,60/7,19 XL, 14
La moneta in esame è ferromagnetica e, in quanto tale, non è comparabile con le monete autentiche del periodo.
(2) Una breve sintesi della vita di Tolomeo V, è reperibile in rete all'indirizzo http://www.forumancientcoins.com/NumisWiki/view.asp?key=egypt, sotto la voce "Ptolemy V".
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