Post Your Ptolemaic Silver Coins!

[Curtisimo]

I originally posted this as a test thread to make sure I could post here but I’ve been happy to see the pile on so let’s just go with it! I really like Ptolemaic era coins.  My favorite is my Ptolemy I Soter tetradrachm with a nice provenance and clear Δ shown below.

Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt
Ptolemy I Soter, (305-282 BC)
AR Tetradrachm, Alexandria mint, struck ca. 300-285 BC
Dia.: 26 mm
Wt.: 14.13 g
Obv.: Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck. Δ behind ear
Rev.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ eagle with closed wings standing on thunderbolt. P above monogram ΠΑΡ
Ref.: Noesje 41-42. SNG Copenhagen 70-71. Svoronos 255
Ex W.F. Stoecklin Collection (1888-1975), purchased from Karl Steiner in the 1940s

 

Let’s see your Ptolemaic silver!

Edited May 26, 2022 by Curtisimo

[Theodosius]

Curtis,

That is such a beautiful coin.

Love the gold and blue toning around the devices.

Is that a test mark on the reverse?

John

[Curtisimo]

2 minutes ago, Theodosius said:

Curtis,

That is such a beautiful coin.

Love the gold and blue toning around the devices.

Is that a test mark on the reverse?

John

Thanks John! I think it’s ancient graffiti for an Ancient Greek person’s initial.  It’s under the tone. A lot of these Ptolemy I tets have graffiti. I think it adds to the neatness of the coin.

[Ryro]

Yeeuuussss! We have Curtisimo the great(est)!!!

If a pop quiz is a quizzical. Then what's a pop test?

 

[Alegandron]

PTOLEMY was the Greatest of the Diadochi!


Egypt Ptolemy I Soter Tet Delta bankers marks CELATOR DELTA called out

[dougsmit]

I imagine all here have seen it from my posts in other venues but this seems to be a place to show my Ptolemy II overdate 34/33.  I discover this software reduces any image to their maximum of 1000 pixels just as Facebook does to 2048 pixels.  While that is plenty large enough to make the point, the reduction software is not the best so it might make our photos look better if we did the reduction and posted something they will allow.  I'm too lazy to take the time to do that but hope no one prints out those tiny files and tells others that it is my work.  When people ask, I always offer to send them a better file suitable for printing in any format but some people don't bother.  Automatic reduction is more convenient than just refusing to accept the file as is done on Coin Talk but might make a few people find faults in our photography that 99% of users would not see.  Those who remember Coin Community may recall they had a feature where you could upload and resize for their site but they did not do it automatically as done here and on Facebook.  I don't know if they still do that or not since I stopped posting there when they gave the boot to Stevex6 and Bing just before we invaded Coin Talk.  The enlarged section here is not very sharp so I'll add a reshoot to the 'todo' list for rainy days when I have nothing else to shoot.  

[Curtisimo]

On 5/23/2022 at 7:28 PM, Theodosius said:

Curtis,

That is such a beautiful coin.

Love the gold and blue toning around the devices.

Is that a test mark on the reverse?

John

I get the feature you are talking about now on the reverse. I do think it is a test Mark. The coin has a provenance back to the 1940s so I’m hoping to find it in an old catalog some day and the counter marks on the obverse and reverse should hopefully make that easier. 🙂

 

On 5/23/2022 at 7:35 PM, Ryro said:

Yeeuuussss! We have Curtisimo the great(est)!!!

If a pop quiz is a quizzical. Then what's a pop test?

 

That is such a nice portrait on that coin. The flan flaw luckily misses all the important places leaving only the beauty behind! (Also thanks for the nice words man :))

On 5/24/2022 at 8:30 AM, Alegandron said:

PTOLEMY was the Greatest of the Diadochi!


Egypt Ptolemy I Soter Tet Delta bankers marks CELATOR DELTA called out

I love the fact that these were “signed” by the artist so to speak. Very fun. 
 

On 5/25/2022 at 8:10 AM, dougsmit said:

I imagine all here have seen it from my posts in other venues but this seems to be a place to show my Ptolemy II overdate 34/33.  I discover this software reduces any image to their maximum of 1000 pixels just as Facebook does to 2048 pixels.  While that is plenty large enough to make the point, the reduction software is not the best so it might make our photos look better if we did the reduction and posted something they will allow.  I'm too lazy to take the time to do that but hope no one prints out those tiny files and tells others that it is my work.  When people ask, I always offer to send them a better file suitable for printing in any format but some people don't bother.  Automatic reduction is more convenient than just refusing to accept the file as is done on Coin Talk but might make a few people find faults in our photography that 99% of users would not see.  Those who remember Coin Community may recall they had a feature where you could upload and resize for their site but they did not do it automatically as done here and on Facebook.  I don't know if they still do that or not since I stopped posting there when they gave the boot to Stevex6 and Bing just before we invaded Coin Talk.  The enlarged section here is not very sharp so I'll add a reshoot to the 'todo' list for rainy days when I have nothing else to shoot.  

I always admire your macro photos Doug. I have really mixed results with my macro shots. Since I get decent photos part of the time I think my problem might be vibration from my set up.  One of these days I plan to design a sturdier camera set up with this in mind. 

Edited May 26, 2022 by Curtisimo

[Leo]

My one and only Ptolemaic Coin 😀
PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Cleopatra III & Ptolemy IX Soter II (Lathyros), 116-107 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 25 mm, 13.56 g, 11 h), Alexandria, RY 4 = 114/3. Diademed head of Ptolemy I to right, wearing aegis around neck. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY / L Δ - ΠA Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt. Noeske 303. SNG Copenhagen 349. Svoronos 1665.

Ex Rhakotis Collection,

[noname]

I have a few Ptolemaic coins, this ones my favorite for sure

Ptolemy I

305-285 BCE
Alexandria mint

28mm, 13.8 grams

Svoronos 265

[filolif]

I have quite a few Ptolemy silvers. Here are a few of them. The last one is for sale in the current CNG Auction.

[ValiantKnight]

Ptolemy I, Ptolemaic Kingdom
AR tetradrachm
Obv: Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis, Δ behind ear
Rev: ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, monogram in left field, shield in front of eagle
Mint: Alexandria
Date: 285-246 BC
Ref: Svoronos 256

Ptolemy II, Ptolemaic Kingdom
AR tetradrachm
Obv: Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis
Rev: ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, monogram in left field, shield in front of eagle
Mint: Alexandria
Date: 285-246 BC
Ref: Svoronos 574

Ptolemy II, Ptolemaic Kingdom
AR tetradrachm
Obv: Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis
Rev: ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, ΣI in left field
Mint: Sidon
Date: 285-246 BC
Ref: Svoronos 713

Ptolemy II, Ptolemaic Kingdom
AR tetradrachm
Obv: Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis
Rev: ΠTOΛEMAIOY ΣΩΘTHΡOΣ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, ΠT over ME monogram in left field, regnal year ΓΘ above Δ
Mint: Ptolemais (Ake)
Date: 259/258 BC
Ref: Svoronos 770

Ptolemy VI, Ptolemaic Kingdom
AR didrachm
Obv: Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis
Rev: ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt
Mint: (Unknown mint in Coele Syria)
Date: 162-161 BC
Ref: Svoronos 1209

Ptolemy XII Auletes and Cleopatra VII, Ptolemaic Kingdom
AR tetradrachm
Obv: Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, in aegis
Rev: ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, palm over right shoulder, regnal year LΛ (year 30 of Ptolemy) above headdress of Isis to left, ΠA to right
Mint: Alexandria
Date: 52-51 BC (Cleopatra VII co-regent 52-51 BC)
Ref: Svoronos 1840

Edited June 3, 2022 by ValiantKnight

[NewStyleKing]

Ptolemy lll ?  Sorry aint silver but I sold my silver one

40mm

73.9 gm

Edited June 3, 2022 by NewStyleKing

[Starky777]

I found this coin in a relatives collection, but cannot verify exactly what it is. Your coins seems to be one of the most similar that I’ve found so far, and I’m trying to figure out what it is exactly

https://www.reddit.com/r/coins/comments/110arci/recently_came_across_this_coin_after_a_relatives/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

 

[Broucheion]

Hi @Starky777,

It’s not Ptolemaic, it’s a shekel of Tyre, but I have no idea if it’s real or any attribution.

- Broucheion 

[Ryro]

It looks like a modern replica for tourists. 

[Akropolis]

KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. 305-282 BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.80 gm, 12h, 30mm). Alexandria mint. Struck circa 300-285 BC. Obv: Diademed head right, wearing aegis around neck, tiny Δ behind ear. Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; monogram to left. BMC 50;  CPE 156b; Svoronos 203; SNG Copenhagen –.  Flan flaw above Ptolemy's head. Scattered marks, a few very light cleaning scratches on obverse, light graffito on reverse. aEF for wear, with magnificent toning.  Ex Edward Gans in the 1960s.  Very rare early issue. None in CoinArchives

[kirispupis]

Ptolemy I 311-305 BCE
27.5 mm 14.6g 1h
Sv.162 (37 ex) - Cop.29 - GC.7750 var. - BMC.- - MP.6
Avers : Buste cornu et diadémé d'Alexandre le Grand sous les traits de Zeus-Ammon à droite, coiffé de la dépouille d'éléphant avec l'égide.
Revers : Athéna Promachos ou Alkidemos marchant à droite, brandissant une javeline de la main droite et tenant un bouclier de la gauche ; dans le champ à gauche, un casque corinthien, un monogramme et un aigle sur un foudre tourné à droite.
Ex CGB

 

Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy II Philadelphos
AR Tetradrachm. Tyre, dated RY 30 = 256/5 BCE
14.01g, 25mm, 12h.
Diademed head of Ptolemy I to right, wearing aegis around neck / ΠΤΟΛEΜΑΙOΥ [BAΣΙΛEΩΣ], eagle standing to left; monogram of Tyre above club to left; Λ (date) above monogram to right; A between legs.
CPE 577; Svoronos 657; SNG Copenhagen 488; DCA 20
Ex collection of R. N. Draskowski;
Ex Ephesus Numismatics, North Carolina, USA

[Edessa]

A well travelled example.

Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt. Ptolemy I Soter, 305/4-282 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.67g, 1h). Alexandria mint. Struck circa 294-282 BC. Obv: Diademed head right. Rev: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, P above monogram. Ref: CPE 168; Svoronos 255; SNG Copenhagen 70–1. 

[maridvnvm]

Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy I Soter, Tetradrachm

Obv:– Diademed head of Ptolemy I right wearing aegis
Rev:– ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, monogram left
Minted in Alexandria, B.C. 294
Reference:– Svoronos 236, SNG Cop 75
14.379g, 29.9mm, 0o

The following notes were provided by the seller in their catalog description.
"Struck on a briefly used standard of 21-attic obols. Broad flan. Overstruck over an Alexander tetradrachm, which had a banker's mark. Undertype visible at 4:00 on obverse. Minor chip. Rare overstrike!"

[shanxi]

Egypt
Ptolemaios I., 305-285 BC
AR Tetradrachm, Alexandria mint. Struck circa 290-285 BC.
signed by D...,
Obv: Diademed head of Ptolemy I to right, wearing aegis around his neck; within his hair behind his ear, tiny letter Δ.
Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ Eagle, with closed wings, standing left on thunderbolt; to left, Ρ above monogram of ΜΙ.
Ref.: Svoronos 252; SNG Copenhagen 69; BMC 57.

[filolif]

Nice to see this thread come back. 

Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy I Soter AR Tetradrachm. Alexandria, circa 305-282 BC. Diademed head to right; Δ behind ear, c/m: H or Z within incuse circle and graffito before / ΠΤΟΛEΜΑΙOΥ BAΣΙΛEΩΣ, eagle with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt; P above monogram to left. CPE 168; Svoronos 255; SNG Copenhagen 70. 14.27g, 26mm, 1h.

  

[Al Kowsky]

 

I sold this Tet at a Heritage auction on April 25, 2012 for $2,185 (including buyers premium). The next owner sold it at a Heritage auction on December 4, 2013 for $3,500 (including buyers premium) 😮!

Edited February 13 by Al Kowsky
Better photo (my own)

[Akropolis]

Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos, father of Cleopatra VII. 80-51 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm; 12.57 gm; 12h). Alexandria mint. Dated RY 28 (54/3 BC). Obv: Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis. Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, palm over right shoulder; LKH (date) above headdress of Isis to left, ΠA to right. Svoronos 1837; SNG Cop 395; BMC___.

[kapphnwn]

Ar Tetradrachm of Ptolemy XII Auletes Alexandria year 2 Obv Head of Ptolemy I diademed wearing aegis Rv Eagle standing left wings folded Svoronos 1848 14.42 grams 23 mm Photo by W. Hansen

 

[Curtisimo]

On 2/12/2023 at 6:38 PM, kirispupis said:

Ptolemy I 311-305 BCE
27.5 mm 14.6g 1h
Sv.162 (37 ex) - Cop.29 - GC.7750 var. - BMC.- - MP.6
Avers : Buste cornu et diadémé d'Alexandre le Grand sous les traits de Zeus-Ammon à droite, coiffé de la dépouille d'éléphant avec l'égide.
Revers : Athéna Promachos ou Alkidemos marchant à droite, brandissant une javeline de la main droite et tenant un bouclier de la gauche ; dans le champ à gauche, un casque corinthien, un monogramme et un aigle sur un foudre tourné à droite.
Ex CGB

@kirispupis,

I was doing some provenance research and I found an old provenance for your coin.

Robert J. Myers Auction 12, lot 291 (December 4, 1975)