Ancient Egypt

Coins of Egypt, and especially Tetradrachms issued in Alexandria, are often referenced by Dattari-Savio number in this blog. There is a very informative article from Giovanni Dattari and his collection by Lucia Carbone from the American Numismatic Society magazine in 2018. Here are a few examples of Egyptian coins - mostly from Roman Egypt, and with a few that date from Ptolemaic period.

Kings of Macedon, temp. Ptolemy Keraunos, 281-279 BC

Æ (20mm, 8.30g, 9h). Kassandreia mint
Obv: Laureate head of Zeus right
Rev: Eagle standing right on thunderbolt; AP monogram to upper left, ΠAP monogram to right
Ref: Psoma, Maroneia M305; HGC 3, –. VF, dark green patina, compact flan.
Note: this coin is conventionally attributed to a non-existant city of Paroreia in Macedon, see chapter 8 in S.E. Psoma, The Coins from Maroneia and the Classical City at Molyvoti: A Contribution to the History of Aegean Thrace (Athens, 2008).

Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt, Ptolemy V Epiphanes, 204-180 BC

Æ Alexandreia mint, Series 6E
Obv: Head of Isis right, wearing wreath of grain ears, and her hair in long curls
Rev: Eagle with open wings standing left on thunderbolt
Ref: Svoronos 1234; Faucher & Lorber Series 6E; SNG Copenhagen 247–8

Egypt, Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos (Auletes), 80-58 BC

Tetradrachm (Silver, 25 mm, 14.00 g, 12 h), Alexandria, RY 7 = 75/4.
Obv: Diademed head of Ptolemy I to right, wearing aegis around neck. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY
Rev: L Ζ - ΠA Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt.
Ref: Noeske 334; SNG Copenhagen 380; Svoronos 1854

Ancient Egypt

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