Æ 31 - Ptolemy V Epiphanes and Ptolemy VI Philometor Alexandria
Features
| Issuer | Ptolemaic Kingdom (Ptolemaic Kingdom (305 BC - 30 BC)) |
|---|---|
| King |
Ptolemy V Epiphanes (203 BC - 181 BC)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 203 BC - 181 BC |
| Value | Octochalkon (⅙) |
| Currency | Drachm (204 – 30 BC) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 21 g |
| Diameter | 30 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 299552 |
| References | SvoronosPt# 1424 Ioannis Nikolaus Svoronos, Wilhelm Maria Barth, Kurt Regling; 1904. Τὰ νομίσματα τοῦ κράτους τῶν Πτολεμαίων = The coins of the Ptolemaic state. Tupois P. D. Sakellariou, Athens, Greece. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes). |
Obverse
Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right.
Reverse
Two eagles with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, cornucopia to left.
Script: Greek
Lettering: ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ
Translation: "King Ptolemy"
Mint
Alexandria (ancient), Egypt (332 BC - 476 AD)See also
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (203 BC - 181 BC) | |||||||||||||||
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