NILUS

Ptolemaic Bronze ca. 180BC - Ptolemy V - VI
Svoronos 1378 (K control letter in eagle's legs)
Rare type with expressive portrait of Nilus rather than typical Ptolemaic Zeus.
AE20 5.98gm 11h
Part of scarce series of coins with 'K' control letter, 5 sizes each with different designs.
Few specimens known in books, museum collections.
Some thought that the K might represent Kleopatra I, mother of Ptolemy VI. Exact date unknown but likely ca. 190-170BC. Apparently the only Ptolemaic bronze type with a representation of the 'River God', Nilus.

File information
Filename:	Nilus.jpg
Album name:	PtolemAE / The Pantheon - Gods, Goddesses and Personifications
Keywords:	Ptolemy, / Kleopatra, / Ptolemaic / Egypt, / ptolemybronze.com
Filesize:	153 KiB
Date added:	Aug 19, 2012
Dimensions:	1084 x 542 pixels
Displayed:	175 times
URL:	https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=86025
Favorites:	Add to Favorites