Augustus... with a goatee!

Hi,

This is the reverse of a Ptolemaic not in Svoronos (but can be found in the lesser known Köln collection as Köln-180). It has an A in the reverse left field. A die break made this otherwise pretty rough coin gave the seller the idea to try to fob it off to me as a shark (!!) on the reverse. So, here is my (delayed) shark week coin.

Ptolemy IX Soter II (as King of Cyprus: 105/4-89/88 BCE)
Cyprus, Uncertain Mint, ca 105/104 - 89/88 BCE
Æ Size: 29 mm
Weight: 15.33 g
OBV: Ammon head facing right. No central depression. Dotted border not visible.
REV: Two eagles on thunderbolt facing left, wings closed; In left field: A. Legend to left: ΠΤΟΛ[ΕΜΑΙΟΥ], to right: ΒΑΣΙΛΕ[ΩΣ]. No central depression.
Refs: Köln-180; my reference number P-2003-09-29.001 .​

- Broucheion

 

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A coin that both the specialist and the dilettante can like! Good snag, and funny story about the "shark."