Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Obol - Ptolemy IV Philopator
| Issuer | Ptolemaic Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Year | 246 BC - 222 BC |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Obol (⅙) |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | An eagle with wings closed stands left atop a thunderbolt, its head turned back to the right in the characteristic Ptolemaic reverse type derived from the coinage of Ptolemy I Soter. A cornucopia (sometimes depicted bound with a royal diadem) appears in the upper field to the left or right of the eagle, symbolising royal abundance and divine favour. The Greek legend ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, meaning 'of King Ptolemy,' is arranged in the field flanking the eagle, a formulaic inscription standard across Ptolemaic bronze denominations. The design is executed in the robust, somewhat schematic style characteristic of high-volume hammered bronze production of the period. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ (Translation: of King Ptolemy.) |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |