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ID:
Ptolemy_XIII
Type:
Greek
Region:
PTOLEMAIC KINGDOM
Issuer:
Ptolemy XIII, Auletes
Date Ruled:
80-51 BC
Metal:
Silver
Denomination:
Tetradrachm
Date Struck:
52/1 BC
Diameter:
25 mm
Weight:
9.31 g
Obverse Description:
Diademed head of Ptolemy I, aegis at neck
Reverse Legend:
ΠΤΟΛΣΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΣ
Reverse Description:
Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings closed; Headdress of Isis before and palm behind; L Λ in field left, in field right PA monogram
Mint Mark:
PA Monogram
Date On Coin:
L Λ (= yr 30 of Ptolemy XII = 52/51 BC)
Mint:
Alexandria
Primary Reference:
Svoronos 1840
Reference2:
SNG Copenhagen 397
Reference3:
SG 7948
Photograph Credit:
McCollum Collection / Lehman
Notes:
This coin is considerably underweight, as is common for this issue. The weight would indicates a denomination of "tridrachm" but that denomination is not listed in Svoronos.
Created and Managed by Alfredo De La Fe
