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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4562882, member: 10461"]<font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Egypt (Ptolemaic Kingdom): silver didrachm of Ptolemy VI ("Philometer"), second sole reign, ca. 163-145 BC; Cyprus mint</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1362898[/ATTACH]</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Obverse:</b> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diadem" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diadem" rel="nofollow">Diademed</a> head of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemy_I_Soter" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemy_I_Soter" rel="nofollow">Ptolemy I Soter</a> right, wearing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegis" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegis" rel="nofollow">aegis</a> around neck.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reverse: </b>Eagle standing left on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbolt" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbolt" rel="nofollow">thunderbolt</a> with wings closed, P IZ (Z <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=retrograde&oq=retrograde&aqs=chrome..69i57.2119j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/search?q=retrograde&oq=retrograde&aqs=chrome..69i57.2119j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" rel="nofollow">retrograde</a>) in fields, E between legs.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Issuer: </b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemy_VI_Philometor" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemy_VI_Philometor" rel="nofollow">Ptolemy VI Philometor</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemaic_Kingdom" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemaic_Kingdom" rel="nofollow">Ptolemaic</a> King of Egypt, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemy_VI_Philometor#Second_reign_(163-145_BC)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemy_VI_Philometor#Second_reign_(163-145_BC)" rel="nofollow">second sole reign</a>, 163-145 BC.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Specifications:</b> Silver, 21 mm, 6.64 g.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Grade: </b><a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/5770260-002/NGCAncients/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/5770260-002/NGCAncients/" rel="nofollow">NGC VF</a>; Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5. Cert. #5770260-002. Purchased raw.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reference: </b>Svoronos 1228.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Provenance: </b>ex-Ken Dorney, via VCoins store, 30 May 2020.<a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/robertson/52/product/ptolemaic_kings_of_egypt_ptolemy_vi_2nd_reign_163__145_bc_silver_tetradrachm/1240216/Default.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/robertson/52/product/ptolemaic_kings_of_egypt_ptolemy_vi_2nd_reign_163__145_bc_silver_tetradrachm/1240216/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">*</a> Prior provenance to Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 456, Lot 248, 13 November 2019.<a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6483628" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6483628" rel="nofollow">*</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Notes: </b>Struck at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus" rel="nofollow">Cyprus</a>. Ptolemy VI won a decisive victory against the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seleucid_Empire" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seleucid_Empire" rel="nofollow">Seleucid</a> Kingdom at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Antioch_(145_BC)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Antioch_(145_BC)" rel="nofollow">Battle of Antioch</a> (Oenoparus) in 145 BC, but died three days later from wounds received in the battle.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Comments: </b>This was my first Ptolemaic coin. I liked the greyish toning and the portrait on it.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1362898[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362899[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362900[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362901[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362902[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362903[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362904[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362905[/ATTACH]</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">YouTube video clip from Ken Dorney:</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[MEDIA=youtube]c3BHd9E_gSM[/MEDIA]</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="1"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">021966S</span></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4562882, member: 10461"][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]Egypt (Ptolemaic Kingdom): silver didrachm of Ptolemy VI ("Philometer"), second sole reign, ca. 163-145 BC; Cyprus mint[/B] [ATTACH=full]1362898[/ATTACH] [B]Obverse:[/B] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diadem']Diademed[/URL] head of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemy_I_Soter']Ptolemy I Soter[/URL] right, wearing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegis']aegis[/URL] around neck. [B]Reverse: [/B]Eagle standing left on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbolt']thunderbolt[/URL] with wings closed, P IZ (Z [URL='https://www.google.com/search?q=retrograde&oq=retrograde&aqs=chrome..69i57.2119j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8']retrograde[/URL]) in fields, E between legs. [B]Issuer: [/B][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemy_VI_Philometor']Ptolemy VI Philometor[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemaic_Kingdom']Ptolemaic[/URL] King of Egypt, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemy_VI_Philometor#Second_reign_(163-145_BC)']second sole reign[/URL], 163-145 BC. [B]Specifications:[/B] Silver, 21 mm, 6.64 g. [B]Grade: [/B][URL='https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/5770260-002/NGCAncients/']NGC VF[/URL]; Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5. Cert. #5770260-002. Purchased raw. [B]Reference: [/B]Svoronos 1228. [B]Provenance: [/B]ex-Ken Dorney, via VCoins store, 30 May 2020.[URL='https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/robertson/52/product/ptolemaic_kings_of_egypt_ptolemy_vi_2nd_reign_163__145_bc_silver_tetradrachm/1240216/Default.aspx']*[/URL] Prior provenance to Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 456, Lot 248, 13 November 2019.[URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6483628']*[/URL] [B]Notes: [/B]Struck at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus']Cyprus[/URL]. Ptolemy VI won a decisive victory against the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seleucid_Empire']Seleucid[/URL] Kingdom at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Antioch_(145_BC)']Battle of Antioch[/URL] (Oenoparus) in 145 BC, but died three days later from wounds received in the battle. [B]Comments: [/B]This was my first Ptolemaic coin. I liked the greyish toning and the portrait on it. [ATTACH=full]1362898[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362899[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362900[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362901[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362902[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362903[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362904[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362905[/ATTACH] YouTube video clip from Ken Dorney: [MEDIA=youtube]c3BHd9E_gSM[/MEDIA] [/SIZE] [SIZE=1][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]021966S[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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