| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 383 Price realized: 3,250 USD (Approx. 2,977 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 222-205/4 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.17 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 219-217 BC. Jugate draped busts right of Serapis and Isis / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, eagle standing left, head right, on thunderbolt; filleted double cornucopia over shoulder, ΔI between legs. CPE 892; Svoronos 1123–4; Landvatter Group 4, 44 (O12/R34); SNG Copenhagen 197-8; Noeske 139; Boston MFA 2284; SNG Berry 1488; Dewing 2760. Lightly toned, trace deposits, hairline flan crack, faint cleaning marks. Good VF. This type is thought to have been issued in celebration of the Ptolemaic victory over the Seleukids at the battle of Raphia during the Fourth Syrian War. Official propaganda proclaimed that these two deities, Serapis and Isis, had intervened on behalf of the Egyptians, saving them from defeat (see C. Lorber, "The Ptolemaic Era Coinage Revisited," NC 2007, p. 116, and L. Bricault, "Serapis et Isis, Sauveurs de Ptolémé IV à Raphia," Chronique d'Égypte LXXIV (1999), pp. 334-43). Thomas Landvatter, in his 2012 die study, suggests that this issue was "carrying a very specific ideological message directed more widely throughout the empire: Ptolemy IV was equating himself and his wife Arsinoe with the divine sibling-spouses Serapis and Isis." Landvatter also notes that "[t]his was an ideological statement made during wartime, meant to have wide appeal and explicitly associate the Ptolemaic king and queen with two of the most popular deities in the Eastern Mediterranean." Indeed, the popularity of the Serapis/Isis cult would outlive the Ptolemaic dynasty and continue well into the Roman Imperial period, only to be eventually eclipsed by the Christian and Muslim faiths. Estimate: 3000 USD |  |
Match 1:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 126 | Auction date: 28 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 374 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot  | |
| Lot description: PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 222-205/4 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.98 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 219-217 BC. Jugate draped busts right of Serapis and Isis / Eagle standing left, head right, on thunderbolt; filleted double cornucopia over shoulder, ΔI between legs. CPE 892; Svoronos 1123–4; Landvatter Group 4, 44a (O12/R33 – this coin, illstrated, but erroneously as 43a on the plate); SNG Copenhagen 197-8. Old cabinet tone, patches of find patina, a few minor scratches. Good VF. From the Wild Rose Collection, purchased from Shanna Schmidt, 16 January 2020. Ex Künker 288 (13 March 2017), lot 242; Leu 7 (9 May 1973), lot 471; Ars Classica & Naville XII (27 June 1928), lot 2604; Delta, 1922 Hoard (IGCH 1690). Estimate: 2000 USD |  |
Match 2:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 560 | Auction date: 17 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 285 Price realized: 375 USD (Approx. 353 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 222-205/4 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 14.05 g, 12h). Gaza mint. Dated RY 23 (225/4 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / Eagle, with closed wings, standing left on thunderbolt; to left, ΓA (mint) monogram above AI; to right, KΓ (date) above monogram . CPE 886; Svoronos –; SNG Copenhagen –. Horn silver deposits, light scratch on obverse. VF. Estimate: 150 USD |  |
Match 3:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 556 | Auction date: 21 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 150 Price realized: 1,700 USD (Approx. 1,579 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 222-205/4 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.80 g, 12h). Ptolemaïs (Ake) mint. Struck circa 222-219 and/or 217-205/4 BC. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / Eagle, with closed wings, standing left on thunderbolt; ΠTO (mint) monogram to left, erasure mark to right, monogram between legs. CPE 911; Svoronos –; SNG Copenhagen –; . Lightly toned, some horn silver, struck with worn obverse die. VF. Extremely rare, only four noted in CPE, including the one piece in PCO and the one example in CoinArchives (CNG E-244, lot 236, the Shechem hoard coin noted by Carlen). Estimate: 150 USD |  |
Match 4:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 562 | Auction date: 15 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 216 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot | |
| Lot description: PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 222-205/4 BC. Æ Drachm (41mm, 67.68 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Series 5D, circa 219-205/4 BC. Horned head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing tainia with basileion / Eagle, with closed wings, standing left on thunderbolt; filleted cornucopia to left, ΔI between legs. CPE B495; Svoronos 1125; SNG Copenhagen –. Brown surfaces, some roughness, minor doubling. Near VF. Estimate: 100 USD |  |
Match 5:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 562 | Auction date: 15 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 217 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot | |
| Lot description: PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 222-205/4 BC. Æ Drachm (40mm, 66.53 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Series 5E, circa 219-205/4 BC. Horned head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing tainia with basileion / Eagle, with closed wings, standing left on thunderbolt; filleted cornucopia to left, ΣE monogram between legs. CPE B508; Svoronos 992; SNG Copenhagen 205. Rough brown surfaces, trace deposits. Good Fine. Estimate: 100 USD |  |
