Ptolemy IV Philopator (Ptolemaic king, 221-205 BC)

Mints

Ptolemy IV Philopator (Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Φιλοπάτωρ, Ptolemaĩos Philopátōr, reigned 221–205 BCE), son of Ptolemy III and Berenice II of Egypt was the fourth Pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt. Under the reign of Ptolemy IV, the decline of the Ptolemaic kingdom began.

Die Studies

Item	Metal	Weight
S 644 - Sidon (Ptolemies), silver, tetradrachm (221-181 BCE)	Silver	1,853 kg
S 994 - Ascalon (Ptolemy IV), silver, tetradrachms (219-218 BCE)	Silver	619 kg
S 992 - Sidon (Ptolemy IV), silver, tetradrachms (217-215 BCE)	Silver	3,167 kg
Sidon (Ptolemy IV), silver, tetradrachms ΣΩ (portrait of Ptolemy IV) (217-215 BCE)	Silver	1,356 kg
Tyre (Ptolemy IV), silver, tetradrachms ΣΩ (portrait of Ptolemy IV) (217-215 BCE)	Silver	282 kg
Tyre (Ptolemy IV), silver, tetradrachms ΣΩ (portrait of Ptolemy I) (217-215 BCE)	Silver	558 kg
Sidon (Ptolemy IV), silver, tetradrachms ΣΩ (Serapis/Isis) (217-215 BCE)	Silver	871 kg
Alexandria (Ptolemy IV), silver, tetradrachms (Serapis and Isis/eagle on thunderbolt) (219-215 BCE)	Silver	7,199 kg
Alexandria (Ptolemy IV), silver, decadrachms (35.5g) (Berenice/cornucopia) (211-210 BCE)	Silver	831 kg
Alexandria (Ptolemy IV), silver, tetradrachms (14.1g) (Berenice/cornucopia) (211-210 BCE)	Silver	1,830 kg
Alexandria (Ptolemy IV), gold, octadrachms (27.8g) (Berenice/cornucopia) (211-210 BCE)	Gold	45,370 kg

Overstriking coins

Item	Overstriking coin	Metal	Date	Overstruck type
24277 - Alexandria (Ptolemy IV or V) (AE 32mm Heracles/eagle) over uncertain type (CNG, Keystone 8, 23 Aug. 2022, 45)		Bronze	220 BC ^JL
28454 - Alexandria (Ptolemy IV or V) (AE Heracles/eagle) over Alexandria (Ptolemaic type) (Zeus/eagle or double eagle) (CNG, Keystone 8, Aug. 2022, 45)		Bronze	222 BC ^JL