Uncertain mint (22) on Cyprus: Ptolemaios II. Philadelphos (285/284-246 BC) [ PT_N0201 ]
Categorisation
| Nominal | ||
| Period | ||
| Reign (Person) | ||
| Coinage Right |
Ancient Ruler's issue
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| Dating | 270-267 BC | |
| Mint | ||
| Political Area | ||
| Region | ||
| Numismatic Field | ||
| Language |
Greek
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Materiality
Die properties
| Obverse | Reverse | |
|---|---|---|
| Picture concept |
Portrait type: head (to the right)
Jupiter / Zeus (in portrait, wearing)
Laurel wreath (worn)
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Eagle (standing on, to the left, wings folded)
Thunderbolt (underlying)
Ear(s) of corn (left)
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| Legend (edited) | - | ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ - ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ |
| Legend (plain) | - | ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ |
| Mark/Monogram | - |
in left field
:
ΔΙ
in lower left field
:
Ear(s) of corn
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References and Commentary
| Referenced type (Ptolemaic Coins Online) | Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Vol. I, Part II, no. B317 | |
| Referenced type (Ptolemaic Coins Online) | Svoronos 381 | |
| Reference Literature |
C. Lorber, Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire. Part I: Ptolemy I through Ptolemy IV. Volume 2: Bronze. New York 2018.
S.
71
No.
B317
Hans-Christoph Noeske, Die Münzen der Ptolemäer. Die Bestände des Münzkabinetts (Schriften des Historisches Museums Frankfurt am Main, Band 21), Frankfurt am Main 2000.
No.
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SNG Dänemark, The Royal Collection of Coins and Medals. Danish National Museum Copenhagen VIII, Part 40: Egypt: The Ptolemies, Kopenhagen 1977.
No.
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Wolfram Weiser, Katalog ptolemäischer Bronzemünzen der Sammlung des Instituts für Altertumskunde der Universität zu Köln, Abhandlungen der Nordrhein-Westfälischen Akademie der Wissenschaften: Papyrologica Coloniensia XXIII, Opladen 1995.
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| Commentary | Kategorisierung nach Lorber: wahrscheinlich in den frühen 260er Jahren geprägt, unbekannte Münzstätte (22) auf Zypern? | |
| Commentary literature |
C. Lorber, Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire. Part I: Ptolemy I through Ptolemy IV. Volume 2: Bronze. New York 2018.
S.
71
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