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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::
Bronzo di Tolomeo V1,
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. Busto di Iside coronato
e paludato a destra. Bordo perlinato.
R. PTOLEMAIOU
- BASILEWS
Aquila con ali aperte, in piedi a sinistra su un fulmine. Monogramma tolemaico,
PT
nel campo a sinistra. Bordo perlinato.
La ricerca nel web di monete
di tipologia simile a quella di figura ha prodotto i seguenti risultati:
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http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/egypt/ptolemy_V/Svoronos_1233-o.jpg
http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/egypt/ptolemy_V/Svoronos_1233-r.jpg
ORC4003 Cleopatra I AE33 VF, NO RESERVE Ptolemy V, Æ33 hemidrachm,,
Ptolemaic Egypt, 204-180 B.C., (30.46g) Head of Cleopatra I as Isis right.
/ PTOLEMAIOY [BASI]LEWS Eagle standing left on thunderbolt. Svoronos
1233. Fine, brown patina. Winning bid: US $31.01 Nov-09-04.
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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.
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http://www.megagem.com/ancient/ptolemy/gae567_o.jpg
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.
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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).
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http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/egypt/ptolemy_V/Svoronos_1234.jpg
Egypt, Ptolemaic Kings. Ptolemy V. 205-180 BC. Æ 27mm (19.57 gm).
Wreathed head of Isis right / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings
open. Svoronos 1234; SNG Copenhagen 247. Nice VF, brown patina,
light earthen encrustation. Estimate $100. Lot Number: 62322 Estimate:
$100.00 Final Sale Price: $110.00.
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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.
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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.
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http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/egypt/ptolemy_V/Svoronos_1237.jpg
Egypt, Ptolemaic Kings. Ptolemy V. 204-180 BC. Æ 21mm (6.60 gm).
Diademed head of Isis right / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings
open. Cf. Svoronos 1237; SNG Copenhagen 253ff. VF, brown patina
with light reddish encrustation. Estimate $75.
La moneta fa parte della serie
di riconî moderni che accompagnava le confezioni della cioccolata
CARRARMATO della Perugina negli anni '70.
Un saluto cordiale.
Giulio De Florio
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Note:
(1) 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 |
Da cui si deduce
che le caratteristiche fisiche della moneta di figura (5,98 g, 26mm, ferromagnetica)
non sono compatibili con alcuno dei bronzi in tabella (il bronzo non è
per sua natura ferromagnetico).
(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". |