Series CRNP-AE-178-B
(Greek, Cyrene, Ptolemy IV Philopator)
Series
Greek
Mint
Cyrene
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Nomisma
Ptolemy IV Philopator
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Nomisma
Chronology
222 BC
204 BC
circa
Features
AE
Bronze
22 mm
This field is calculated automatically based on 40 Exemplars
This field is calculated automatically based on 40 Exemplars
7.90 g
This field is calculated automatically based on 39 Exemplars
This field is calculated automatically based on 39 Exemplars
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Testa diademata di Tolomeo I Soter a d., con egida; contorno perlinato
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Head of Ptolemy I Soter r., diademed, wearing aegis; dotted circle
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ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ
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ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ
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Testa diademata di Libya a d.; sotto il mento, singola cornucopia; contorno perlinato
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Head of Libya r., diademed; beneath chin, single cornucopiae; dotted circle
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Inquadramento di Robinson: Gruppo IV - Modulo B.
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Robinson's arrangement: Group IV - Module B.
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41 Specimens
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| Auction | Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions, E-Auction 38 (11 December 2016), lot n. 339 | 22.00 mm; 7.73 g; 12 h | |
| Auction | Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions, E-Auction 43 (9 July 2017), lot n. 264 | 22.00 mm; 7.73 g; 12 h | |
| Auction | Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions, E-Auction 60 (9 July 2018), lot n. 311 | 22.00 mm; 7.73 g; 12 h | |
| Purchase | Bertolami Fine Arts, via vcoins.com, n. 1012153 (SKU : B60-311) | 22.00 mm; 7.73 g; 12 h | |
| Auction | Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG, Blue Auction 132 (7 May 2022), lot n. 392 | 22.00 mm; 7.69 g; - h |
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| Auction | Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG, Weekly Blue Auction 178 (7 October 2023), lot n. 253 | 21.00 mm; 5.84 g; 12 h | The coin shows clear traces of reworking, probably due to excessive restoration |
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| Auction | Astarte S.A., Auction 24 (10 June 2025), lot n. 149 | 22.10 mm; 7.77 g; - h | From the Giovanni Maria Staffieri Collection; privately purchased from Numismatica Aretusa S.A. - Franco Chiesa, Lugano, in April 1976 |
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| Auction | CNG, Electronic Auction 380 (10 August 2016), lot n. 343 | 22.00 mm; 6.85 g; 12 h | |
| Auction | CNG, Electronic Auction 476 (9 September 2020), lot n. 176 | 22.00 mm; 6.85 g; 12 h | From the BLS Collection |
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| Auction | Glendining & Co., Auction 2/1961 (21-23 February 1961), "Catalogue of Part XII of the Celebrated Collection of Coins, formed by the late Richard Cyril Lockett, Esq. Greek, (Part IV - Final). Asia Minor, Asia, and Africa", lot n. 3015 [1] | - mm; - g; - h | Lot of 199 Ptolemaic coins. From the Richard C. Lockett Collection |
| Auction | Spink, Coin Auctions, Sale No. 36/1984 (30-31 May 1984), lotto n. 75 [1] | - mm; - g; - h | Lot of four, non-photographed, Cyrenaican bronze coins |
| Auction | Spink Australia, Auction 27 (2 March 1989), lot n. 1137 | - mm; - g; - h | From the Jon Hosking Collection of Ptolemaic Coins |
| Auction | Noble Numismatics Pty Ltd, Auction 125 (24 November 2020), lot n. 4700 | 22.00 mm; 8.06 g; - h |
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| Auction | Bertolami Fine Art - ACR Auctions, E-Auction 77 (1 December 2019), lot n. 979 | 22.00 mm; 7.42 g; 12 h | |
| Auction | Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions, E-Auction 78 (9 February 2020), lot n. 533 | 22.00 mm; 7.42 g; 12 h | |
| Purchase | Bertolami Fine Art, via vcoins.com, n. 1281137 (SKU : E78-533) | 22.00 mm; 7.42 g; 12 h | |
| Auction | Bertolami Fine Art - ACR Auctions, E-Auction 96 (13 March 2021), lot n. 316 | 22.00 mm; 7.42 g; 12 h |
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| Auction | Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 66 (9 January 2020), lot n. 594 | 22.00 mm; 8.28 g; 1 h | |
| Auction | Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 72 (25 June 2020), lot n. 612 | 22.00 mm; 8.28 g; 1 h | |
| Auction | Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 87 (29 July 2021), lot n. 400 | 22.00 mm; 8.28 g; 1 h |
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| Auction | CNG, Electronic Auction 227 (10 February 2010), lot n. 219 | 21.00 mm; 6.71 g; 11 h | |
| Auction | Noble Numismatics Pty Ltd, Auction 128 (23 November 2021), lot n. 2656 | 21.00 mm; 6.71 g; - h | Lot of 9 Ptolemaic bronzes, just 3 of them are Cyrenaican. From the Dr. L.J. Sherwin Collection (mostly from the 1970s-1980s). |
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| Purchase | Mike R. Vosper Coins, via vcoins.com, n. 547409 (SKU : GR-KQKW) | 21.00 mm; 7.10 g; - h | |
| Auction | CNG, Electronic Auction 505 (1 December 2021), lot n. 289 | 21.50 mm; 7.15 g; 11 h | From the Sigmund Collection |
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| Auction | CNG, Triton XXV (11 January 2022), lot n. 6242 | 21.00 mm; 6.41 g; 12 h | From the DMS Collection; purchased from James Beach |
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| Auction | Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 82 (15 April 2021), lot n. 709 | 22.00 mm; 8.39 g; 12 h | |
| Auction | Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung, Auction 284 (7 March 2022), lot n. 474 | 22.00 mm; 8.39 g; - h |
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| Auction | Coin Galleries, "Ancient and Modern Coins of the World and the United States, Paper Money and Medals" (16 April 1997), lot n. 292 | 22.00 mm; - g; - h | Lot of 2 Ptolemaic coins, just 1 is Cyrenaican |
| Auction | CNG, Electronic Auction 515 (4 May 2022), lot n. 281 | 22.00 mm; 7.44 g; 12 h |
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| Auction | Naville Numismatics Ltd., Auction 92 (13 October 2024), lot n. 200 | 20.00 mm; 3.12 g; - h | The weight, taken from the sales catalogue, may be incorrect; in fact, although the coin is damaged by several engraved traces and by excessive cleaning operations, the weight is well below the average for the series. |
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| Auction | Numismatik Naumann, Auction 141 (2 June 2024), lot n. 370 | 21.00 mm; 8.47 g; - h | |
| Auction | Numismatik Naumann, Auction 146 (3 November 2024), lot n. 371 | 21.00 mm; 8.47 g; - h |
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| Purchase | Zurqieh Co. L.L.C., via vcoins.com, n. 406549 (SKU : 12374) | 21.00 mm; 7.24 g; - h | |
| Collection | Tesorillo.com, Egipto-8 | 22.00 mm; 7.24 g; - h | Purchased from Zurqieh (February 2013) |
| Auction | Tauler & Fau, Auction 152 (17 December 2024), lot n. 43 | - mm; 7.25 g; - h | From the Tesorillo.com Collection |
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| Auction | Naville Numismatics Ltd., Auction 70 (12 December 2021), lot n. 141 | 21.00 mm; 7.01 g; - h | |
| Auction | Naville Numismatics Ltd., Auction 89 (12 May 2024), lot n. 205 | 21.00 mm; 7.01 g; - h |
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| Auction | Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 90 (18 November 2021), lot n. 577 | 21.00 mm; 8.22 g; 12 h | From a private European collection |
| Auction | Davissons Ltd., Auction 42 (1 March 2023), lot n. 104 | 21.00 mm; 8.21 g; - h |
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| Auction | Harlan J. Berk Ltd., Buy or Bid Sale 227 (14 May 2024), lot n. 412 [Inv#: cc105259] / via ma-shops.com, MA-ID. 1997902110 | - mm; 7.29 g; - h | In the sales details it is stated that it is an 'AE13'; however, this is a clear error, which is confirmed by a video also uploaded by the seller in which the coin is held and from which the larger diameter of the piece can be perceived |
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| Auction | Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 114 (23 November 2023), lot n. 483 | 22.00 mm; 8.06 g; 12 h | |
| Auction | Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 118 (8 April 2024), lot n. 741 | 22.00 mm; 8.06 g; 12 h | |
| Auction | Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 119 (24 April 2024), lot n. 839 | 22.00 mm; 8.06 g; 12 h |
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| Auction | Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XXX (22 March 2024), lot n. 876 | 22.00 mm; 10.12 g; 12 h | From the Pavlos S. Pavlou Collection of Ptolemaic Coins |
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| Auction | Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XXX (22 March 2024), lot n. 875 | 21.00 mm; 5.85 g; 12 h | From the Pavlos S. Pavlou Collection of Ptolemaic Coins; acquired from Baldwin's (April 1998) |
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| Auction | Leu Numismatik AG, Web Auction 28 (9 December 2023), lot n. 1823 | 24.00 mm; 11.25 g; 12 h | From a Swiss collection, formed before 2005. |
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| Auction | Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Live Auction 5 (27 September 2022), lot n. 427 | 22.00 mm; 8.67 g; 12 h | From the Italo Vecchi Collection |
| Auction | Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 115 (21 December 2023), lot n. 428 | 22.00 mm; 8.67 g; 12 h | |
| Auction | Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 119 (24 April 2024), lot n. 838 | 22.00 mm; 8.67 g; 12 h | |
| Auction | The Coin Cabinet Ltd, Ancients Auction 11 (27 June 2024), lot n. 44 | 21.60 mm; 8.68 g; 12 h |
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| Auction | Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 116 (18 January 2024), lot n. 374 | 22.00 mm; 8.14 g; 11 h | |
| Purchase | 7173peterw, via ebay.com, item n. 176232584370 | 22.00 mm; 8.10 g; - h | Purchased from Roma Numismatics Ltd (London) |
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| Purchase | cgb.fr, via cgb.fr, n. bgr_860828 / via ma-shops.com, MA-ID. 27049700898 / via vcoins.com, n. 1956983 (SKU : bgr_860828) | 23.50 mm; 7.78 g; 11 h |
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| Purchase | Sahar Coins, via vcoins.com, n. 927240 (SKU : B1858) | 21.00 mm; 7.40 g; - h | |
| Purchase | Tom Vossen, via vcoins.com, n. 1550012 (SKU : oz50) | 21.00 mm; 7.36 g; - h |
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| Collection | British Museum, n. RPK,p207E.2.PtoI | - mm; 7.61 g; - h | Bequeathed by Richard Payne Knight (1824) |
| Bibliography | PAYNE KNIGHT 1830 , p. 207, Ptolemy I, n. E.2 | - mm; - g; - h | |
| Bibliography | BMC, Ptolemies , p. 76, n. 84 | 21.60 mm; - g; - h | |
| Bibliography | BMC, Cyrenaica , p. 83, n. 44, [tav. XXXI, n. 7] | 22.80 mm; 7.61 g; 12 h |
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| Collection | British Museum, n. 1866,1201.3880 | - mm; 5.94 g; - h | Bequeathed by James Woodhouse (1866) |
| Bibliography | BMC, Ptolemies , p. 76, n. 83, [tav. XVIII, n. 4] | 20.50 mm; - g; - h | |
| Bibliography | BMC, Cyrenaica , p. 82, n. 43, [tav. XXXI, n. 6] | 21.60 mm; 5.94 g; 12 h |