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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 2500071, member: 31620&quot;]Here is my Ptolemy I portrait from Alexandria and a later one</p><p><br /></p><p><b> Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy I Soter, Tetradrachm</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– Diademed head of Ptolemy I right wearing aegis</p><p>Rev:– ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, monogram left</p><p>Minted in Alexandria, B.C. 294</p><p>Reference:– Svoronos 236, SNG Cop 75</p><p>14.379g, 29.9mm, 0o</p><p><br /></p><p>The following notes were provided by the seller in their catalog description.</p><p>&quot;Struck on a briefly used standard of 21-attic obols. Broad flan. Overstruck over an Alexander tetradrachm, which had a banker&#039;s mark. Undertype visible at 4:00 on obverse. Minor chip. Rare overstrike!&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Many thanks to mihali84 for spotting the signature on the coin. The coin has the signature of the Delta artist behind the ear (between the ear and the first curl near the neck). I was not aware of this wonderful detail and it wasn&#039;t mentioned by Forum in their description either. This artist was a master craftsman and was responsible for some coins of high artistry at Alexandria during the reign of Ptolemy I (possibly into the early reign of Ptolemy II) and produced from quite early in the reign, including one of the iconic elephant&#039;s skin headdress tetradrachm.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/Ptolemaic_Kingdom_1a_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>The same portrait is being used some 100+ years later....</p><p><br /></p><p><b> Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy VI Philometor</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>&nbsp;</b> Obv:– Diademed head of Ptolemy I right wearing aegis</p><p>Rev:- PTOLEMAIOY BASILEOS, eagle standing left, head left, on thunderbolt, wings closed</p><p>Minted in Alexandria, B.C. 180-145</p><p>Reference:– Svoronos 1489, SNG Cop 262</p><p><br /></p><p>14.031g, 27.3m, 0o</p><p><br /></p><p>Additional comments from the dealer - &quot;Ptolemy VI became king in 180 B.C. at the age of about 6 and ruled jointly with his mother, Cleopatra I, until her death in 176 BC. From 170 to 164 B.C., Egypt was ruled by Ptolemy, his sister-queen and his younger brother Ptolemy VIII Physcon. In 170 BC, the Seleukid King Antiochus IV invaded and was even crowned king in 168, but abandoned his claim on the orders from Rome. In 164 Ptolemy VI was driven out by his brother. He went to Rome and received support from Cato. He was restored the following year. In 152 BC, he briefly ruled jointly with his son, Ptolemy Eupator, but his son probably died that same year. In 145 B.C. he died of battle wounds received against Alexander Balas of Syria. Ptolemy VI ruled uneasily, cruelly suppressing frequent rebellions.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/Ptolemaic_Kingdom_1d_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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