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RPC I quotes Walker’s surface analysis of Claudius billon at 21 - 26% silver, a significant drop from the 30% silver for those of Tiberius.
The ancients did not all agree on the attributes of Serapis. A passage in Tacitus affirms that many recognized in this god, Aesculapius, imputing healing to his intervention; some thought him identical with Osiris, the oldest deity of the Egyptians; others regarded him as Jupiter, possessing universal power; but by most he was believed to be the same as Pluto, the "gloomy" Dis Pater of the infernal regions. The general impression of the ancients seems to have been that by Serapis, was to be understood the beginning and foundation of things. Julian II consulted the oracle of Apollo for the purpose of learning whether Pluto and Serapis were different gods; and he received for an answer that Jupiter-Serapis and Pluto were one and the same divinity.SH110653. Billon drachm, RPC I 5136 (4 spec.); BMC Alexandria p. 10, 78; Kampmann 12.25; Emmett 76/3 (R4); Geissen -; Dattari -; SNG Hunterian -, F, dark patina, earthen deposits, scratches, porosity, weight 3.330 g, maximum diameter 16.0 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 42 - 43 A.D.; obverse TI KΛ KA CE AY, laureate head right, L Γ (year 3) right; reverse draped bust of Serapis right, kalathos on head; the best of this type known to FORVM; very rare; $1000.00 (€940.00)
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos, 80 - 58 and 55 - 51 B.C.
Ptolemy XII was a weak and unpopular ruler. He was awarded the belittling title Auletes - the flute player. Deposed by his own subjects in 58 B.C., he regained his throne with Roman assistance. His daughter, the famous Cleopatra VII, was the last Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt.SL113488. Silver tetradrachm, Svoronos 1864 (Cleopatra VII); BMC Ptolemies p. 113, 32 (Ptolemaeus XI), SNG Cop 388, Noeske 344, Cohen DCA 69, NGC Ch VF, strike 4/5, surface 4/5 (3598288-015, notes perhaps Ptolemy X issue, year 17, 65/4 BC), weight 12.08 g, maximum diameter 23 mm, die axis 0o, Paphos or Alexandria mint, 65 - 64 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Ptolemy I right wearing aegis; reverse ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings closed, LIZ (year 17, L appears as vertical line, Z appears as H on it side) left, ΠA right; from a Virginia Collector; NGC| Lookup; $550.00 (€517.00)
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Lot of 17 Bronze Coins, 305 - 30 B.C.
The following list was provided by the consignor and has not been verified by FORVM:
1) Ptolemy I, AE20, Alexander / Eagle, wings open
2) Ptolemy Keraunos, AJN 12, 2000, 64 (legend reversed), ex Moneta
3) Marathos, AE24, Berenike II, Marathos
4) Ptolemy III?, AE20, Kyrene, Svoronos 871, rough
5) Byzantium and Kalchedon, AE26
6) Ptolemy IX, Kyrene, AE16 Headdress of Isis
7) Ptolemy VIII, AE23, Svoronos 1385, ex Clain-Stefanelli
8) Late Ptolemaic, cf. Svoronos 1698, skeuomorph central marks
9) Time of Ptolemy IX, AE29, Cypriot mint, two eagles standing left
10) Ptolemy II, AE17 hemiobol, Eagle with open wings, Svoronos 441; Lorber B221
11) Ptolemy III, AE13, Trident at left of eagle, Svoronos 839, Choice VF, rare this nice
12) Ptolemy IV, AE26 obol, F
13) Ptolemy VIII, AE28, Svoronos 1492, ex Clain-Stefanelli
14) Time of Ptolemy IX, AE37 (23.4g), Cypriot mint, head of Zeus-Ammon / two eagles
15) Late Ptolemaic Cyprus, c. 88 BC, brockage, Svoronos 1714
16) Time of Cleopatra, Paphos, AE16 hemiobol
17) Cleopatra VII, AE10, Svoronos 1160
LT110931. Bronze Lot, Ptolemaic Egypt, 17 bronzes, 9.7mm - 37.6mm, mostly Fair to Fine, 305 - 30 B.C.; no tags or flips, the actual coins in the photograph, as-is, no returns, 17 coins; some scarce; $400.00 (€376.00)
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy III Euergetes, 246 - 222 B.C.
According to Ptolemaic bronze expert Daniel Wolf, "These coins are attributed by Svoronos to Ake-Ptolemaïs (Acre), but modern finds indicate they are most likely from the area near (modern) Bodrum in Turkey." Bodrum was called Halicarnassus, Caria in ancient times and was famous for housing the Mausoleum of Mausolus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.GP114040. Bronze obol, Lorber CPE B436; Svoronos 791; Weiser 79; BMC Ptolemies p. 54, 75; SNG Cop 476; Malter 102; Noeske -; Hosking -, Choice VF, near centered, green patina, highlighting earthen deposits, scratches, obv. edge beveled, central depressions, weight 10.403 g, maximum diameter 24.0 mm, die axis 0o, Caria (Halicarnassus?) mint, 246 - 222 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Zeus Ammon right; countermark: six-pointed pellet-star in a round punch; reverse ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ (of King Ptolemy), eagle standing half left on thunderbolt, head left, wings closed, tripod in left field; scarce; $300.00 (€282.00)
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Lot of 7 Bronze Coins, 300 - 30 B.C.
The following list was provided by the consignor and has not been verified by FORVM:
1) Ptolemy I, AE16 Svoronos 627. 2) Ptolemy III, AE32 hemidrachm, Svoronos 963. 3) Ptolemy VIII, AE27, Svoronos 1234. 4) Ptolemy VIII, AE27, Svoronos 1424b. 5) Ptolemy VIII, AE20, Svoronos 1426. 6) Time of Cleopatra VII, AE17, Paphos, Zeus Salamaios standing. 7) Cleopatra VII, AE10, Paphos. Svoronos 1160.LT110975. Bronze Lot, Ptolemaic Egypt, 7 bronzes, 13.5mm - 35.1, 300 - 30 B.C.; no tags or flips, the actual coins in the photographs, as-is, no returns, 7 coins; some scarce; $200.00 (€188.00)
Augustus, 16 January 27 B.C. - 19 August 14 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt
Alexandria (31°13'N, 29°55'E), was founded on the site of a fishing village at the mouth of the Nile in Egypt by Alexander the Great in 331 BC and after his death in 323 BC it was ruled by the Ptolemaic dynasty until Octavian seized it for Rome in 30 BC. Famous as an intellectual and trading center, it was the second largest city in the Roman Empire with a population of 500,000 at the time of Christ. It had long struck coins for Egyptian circulation, and briefly struck Imperial denarii (192-194) before Diocletian in 294 commenced normal imperial issues, continuing until 421 (and briefly under Leo I 457-474).RX113651. Bronze diobol, RPC Online I 5013; Dattari-Savio pl. 1, 16; Geissen 9; BMC Alexandria p. 3, 18; Emmett 27; Kampmann-Ganschow 2.9, F, rough, weight 6.919 g, maximum diameter 22.1 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria (Egypt) mint, 3 - 2 B.C.; obverse garlanded altar between two laurel branches, ΣEBAΣTOY below; reverse KAIΣA/POΣ in two lines within laurel wreath; ex Stacks & Bowers auction Aug 2023, lot 53235 (part of); ex Naville Numismatics auction 51 (21 Jul 2019), lot 236; $180.00 (€169.20)
North Africa & Sicily, Lot of 9 Bronze Coins, c. 400 - 100 B.C.
LT110972. Bronze Lot, 9 bronze coins of North Africa & Sicily, aF - VF, c. 14.2 - 22.6mm, unattributed (but probably Ptolemaic Kyrene, Sardina, Siculo-Punic, and several Syracuse), no tags or flips, the lot is the actual coins in the photograph; as is, no returns, 9 coins; $170.00 (€159.80)
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy IV Philopator, 221 - 204 B.C.
Ptolemy IV's surname Philopator means father lover, ironic since according to some authorities he poisoned his father. Ptolemy IV is a major protagonist of the apocryphal 3 Maccabees, which describes events following the Battle of Raphia, in both Jerusalem and Alexandria. He was a cruel and evil monarch.GP110808. Bronze dichalkon, Lorber CPE B550, Svoronos -, BMC Ptolemies -; Weiser -; SNG Cop -, Noeske -, SNG Milan -, Malter -, aVF, dark green patina, scratches, beveled obv. edge, central cavities, weight 3.114 g, maximum diameter 15.6 mm, die axis 0o, Phoenicia, Tyre (Lebanon) mint, 221 - 204 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right; reverse ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings closed, club left, ΣΕ monogram between legs; only one sale (misattributed) of this type listed on Coin Archives in the last two decades; extremely rare; $160.00 (€150.40)
Lot of 18 AE of Ptolemaic Kyrene, Ptolemy VIII to Ptolemy Apion, c. 150 - 96 B.C.
Lot includes:
6x with reverse bust of Libya.
3x with reverse headdress of Isis.
9x with reverse eagle left with open wings.
LT115002. Bronze Lot, Lot of 18 bronze coins of Ptolemaic Kyrene, 10 - 18mm diameter, unattributed, no tags or flips, average F and better, some with porosity, the actual coins in the photographs, as-is, no returns, 18 coins; $160.00 (€150.40)
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy V Epiphanes, 204 - 180 B.C.
The name of Ptolemy V Epiphanes appears on the Rosetta stone. He married Cleopatra I, the daughter of the Seleukid king Antiochos III, and was the father of Ptolemy VI, VII, and Cleopatra II. Ptolemy V lost Judea, Philistia, and Phoenicia to Antiochos III after the battle of Panium in 198 B.C. (Dan 11:13-16).GP113991. Bronze obol, Svoronos 1494 (Ptolemy VIII), SNG Cop 339 ff. (Ptolemy VIII), Weiser 126, BMC Ptolemies p. 69, 9 - 10 (Paphos?), Noeske -, Hosking -, aVF, rough green-brown patina, some encrustation on reverse, central depressions, obv. edge beveled, sprue remnant, weight 11.570 g, maximum diameter 26.0 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 200 - 197 B.C.; obverse bearded head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean lion scalp headdress; reverse ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, head left, wings closed; ex CNG e-sale 534 (15 Mar 2023), lot 225; scarce; $130.00 (€122.20)
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