Catalogue of Greek Coins: The Ptolemies, Kings of Egypt |
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Alexander Antiochus appears Arsinoë assigned attributed Bank Coll bear Berenice bound bust characterized Citium classed Cleopatra VII copper coinage cornucopiæ corresponding Countermark currency Cyprian Cyprus Cyrenaïca Cyrene Date death diademed and wearing double doubt Eagle eagle's legs earlier Egypt Egyptian Epiphanes Euergetes evidence fabric field follows Fourth gold governor Head of Alexander Head of Ptolemaeus head of Ptolemy Head of Zeus indicate inscription issue joint reign king later Lathyrus letters Magas marked Mint mints monogram noticed Obverse occur octadrachms Paphos period Philadelphus Philometor Philopator Phoenicia Physcon pieces portrait possibly present probably Ptolemaïs Ptolemy Euergetes queen reasonable reign remarkable Reverse reverse-type rule Salamis Second Coinage seems silver silver coins Similar Size skin Soter standard struck style symbol tetradrachms Third thunderbolt Tyre Uncert VIII wearing aegis weight whole wings open Zeus Ammon ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ