3148 - Phoenicia (uncertain Ptolemaic mint) (Ptolemy V) (tetradrachm Ptolemy V/eagle on thunderbolt) over uncertain type (Ptolemais?) (New York, ANS, 1944.100.77333)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3148

205 BCE - 180 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛEMΑΙΟΥ

Images

Overstriking coin

Phoenicia_ANS_Ptolemy_V_Newell_333.jpg [1]

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	New York, American Numismatic Society, 1944.100.77333	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	R. Faelten, 204, 20 Jan. 1938
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	E. T. Newell collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Bust of Ptolemy V right, wearing diadem, drapped. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛEMΑΙΟΥ (Greek) Eagle standing left on thunderbolt. Between legs, N. In left field, Θ. Border of dots.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Phoenicia (uncertain Ptolemaic mint)

Ancient regionAncient region.

Syria

Modern countryModern country: Lebanon

AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources:

Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC), Ptolemy V Epiphanes (Ptolemaic king, 204-181 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 205 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 180 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 13.8513.85 g <br />13,850 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2727 mm <br />2.7 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Ptolemaic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Mørkholm 1979, p. 210, pl. 23,17

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Svoronos 1904-19081Svoronos 1904-1908, n° 1282, Mørkholm 19792Mørkholm 1979, p. 210, pl. 23,17, Olivier 20123Olivier 2012, n° 2722–4

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ^ᵖ:

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Modern countryModern country:

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ^ᵖ:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	exceptional	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:	identification with Ptolemais

References

^ Svoronos, Ioannes N. (1904-1908), Τὰ νομίσματα τοῦ κράτους τῶν Πτολεμαίων (Ta nomismata tou kratous tōn Ptolemaiōn - The coins of the Ptolemaic rulers), Athens, 4 v., 68 pl.
^ Mørkholm, Otto (1979), "The Portrait Coinage of Ptolemy V. The Main Series", in Greek Numismatics and Archaeology. Essays in Honor of M. Thompson, Wetteren, p. 203-214, pl. 23-24.
^ Olivier, Julien (2012), Archè et Chrèmata en Egypte au IIe siècle avant J.-C. (204-81 av. J.-C.). Etude de numismatique et d'histoire, [Unpublished doctoral dissertation], Orléans University, 2012.