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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gallienus, post: 2807687, member: 42034&quot;]Ptolemy V, AR Tetradrachm, 13.99g. 26mm. Phoenician mint</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.coinsandhistory.com/pix_cointalk/Egypt_Ptolemy_V_tet_both_707px.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Ptolemy V (Epiphanes) became pharoah or king at the age of 5 and ruled Egypt from 204 to 181 BC. He is most noted for being the king involved in when Rosetta Stone was made (196 BC). The stone was erected after his coronation and was inscribed with a decree that established the divine cult of the new ruler. This was important as this was a very troubled time in Egyptian history and establishing the legal kingship was important after a regency or rule by administrators of the of the young king. The decline of Ptolemaic Egypt began in the previous reign.</p><p><br /></p><p>In addition to making the Rosetta Stone, a further way of validating or cementing Ptolemy V&#039;s rule was the striking of portrait coins showing the young king himself on the large (14 gm tetradrachma) silver coins. Typically Egyptian coins of this era showed the portrait of the 1st Ptolemy or the portrait of his father Ptolemy IV. Additionally this coin is a rare variety showing Ptolemy V wearing a diadem (crown) decorated with a barley ear. The reverse features an Eagle with a thunderbolt and no control marks. David Michaels [verify] of Heritage wrote in 2016 that there were only 2 auction appearances in the past 15 years. This one appears to be one of the nicest surviving specimens.</p><p><br /></p><p>province: Ex: Numismatic Fine Arts (Beverly Hills), Auction 16, New York, 1985, lot 292. Offered by Ed Waddell, July, 2017.</p><p><br /></p><p>This fall I’ll be giving presentations to 6th grade classes on “Ancient History as Shown thru Coins” and I was looking for coins with historical linkages. Also I was specifically looking to improve my collection of Egyptian coins, hence this one fit the bill and is my 2nd Ptolemaic coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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