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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     840850      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Greek Region:     PTOLEMAIC KINGDOM Issuer:     Ptolemy III, Euergetes I Date Ruled:     246-222 BC Metal:     Gold Denomination:     Oktodrachm Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     BC Commemorative issue under Ptolemy IV, 221-205 Diameter:     27 mm Weight:     27.72 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Description:     Bust of the deified Ptolemy III right, wearing radiate diadem and aegis; trident over left shoulder, middle prong ends in a lotus finial Reverse Legend:     ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΔI Reverse Description:     radiate and filleted cornucopia; ΔI below Mint:     Alexandreia Primary Reference:     Svoronos 1117 Reference2:     SNG Cop 196 Reference3:     KÜnker 136, 765 (same obv. die) Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=138558 Grade:     Near EF Notes:     Struck from fresh dies and free from usual die rust. Ex Freeman & Sear FPL 12 (Winter 2007), no. 108.Ptolemy IV struck an extensive series of oktadrachms for his father Ptolemy III, portraying him with the divine attributes of Helios (the radiate diadem), Zeus (the aegis), and Poseidon (the trident, the middle prong modified with the addition of the Egyptian lotus tip). The concentration of such symbols is intended to show Ptolemy III as the master of the three elements: heaven, earth and sea. The radiate crown above the cornucopia on the reverse is another distinctive feature of Ptolemy III's iconography, and was later adopted by his grandson, Ptolemy V.

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