I am confused by a particular coin and how it is described and attributed. I have looked at a number of listings for this coin and all are consistent. Here is one sample I pulled off
coinarchives:
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of
EGYPT. temp. Kleopatra III and
Ptolemy IX to
Ptolemy XII. 116-51 BC. Æ (19mm, 8.72 g, 12h). Alexandreia
mint. Series 9. Diademed
head of Zeus-Ammon right / Two eagles with their wings closed standing left on
thunderbolt;
cornucopia to left.
Svoronos 1426 (Joint reign of
Ptolemy VI and
VIII); Faucher &
Lorber pp. 46–7, Series 9;
SNG Copenhagen 311-4 (Joint reign of
Ptolemy VI and
Ptolemy VIII). Brown surfaces. VF.
Well centered and struck.
I have also seen the dates as 116-117 BC. Yet, when you look at the
Svoronos and
SNG Cop notes, it is attributed to the joint reign of
Ptolemy VI and
VIII. This would make the coin decades earlier than 116 BC. One note I saw
had a
Weiser 143 number for
Ptolemy V. Having two eagles on the
reverse would lend credence to the joint reign
attribution.. But, it seems we have coin with three or four different attributions, therefore three or four possible dates. Could this have been minted posthumously? Or is this just a coin that is unclear as to when and under whose authority it was minted. I am not posting pics because I don't think they are really relevant and all the coins of this
type I looked at were similarly described by different
auction houses.
I am having a tough time doing a
coin flip for the example of it I have. I would like to pin it down if at all possible. Anyone have any thoughts?
Thanks,
Virgil