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

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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	Image	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)
S 644 - Sidon (Ptolemies), silver, tetradrachm (221-181 BCE)		Silver	1,853 kg
Alexandria (Ptolemy IV), silver, tetradrachms (Serapis and Isis/eagle on thunderbolt) (219-215 BCE)		Silver	7,199 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 (Serapis/Isis) (217-215 BCE)		Silver	871 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
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 coinImage of the overstriking coin	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety
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
24277 - Alexandria (Ptolemy IV or V) (AE 32mm Heracles/eagle) over uncertain type (CNG, Keystone 8, 23 Aug. 2022, 45)		Bronze	220 BC JL

Overstruck coins

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Ptolemy IV Philopator

TypeType of authority. ᵖ	Person
Nomisma IDNomisma ID	ptolemy_iv
Links	http://dbpedia.org/resource/Ptolemy_IV_Philopator http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39595 http://viaf.org/viaf/15562973

Literature

• CPE I (10 mentions)
• Svoronos 1904-1908 (5 mentions)
• Carlen 2022 (4 mentions)
• Sear II (4 mentions)
• Sewell-Lasater 2020 (3 mentions)
• Landvatter 2012 (3 mentions)
• Lorber - Faucher 2010 (2 mentions)
• Olivier 2012 (1 mentions)