The Ptolemaic dynasty introduced standard coinage to Egypt, where pre-existing native dynasties made only very limited use of coins. Egyptian gold stater was the first coin ever minted in ancient Egypt around 360 BC during the reign of pharaoh Teos of the 30th Dynasty.

As part of the National Endowment for the Humanities funded Hellenistic Royal Coinages project, Ptolemaic Coins Online (PCO) is a new research tool that will ultimately provide wide access to the coins listed in the print volumes of Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire by Catharine C. Lorber, the first attempt to provide a new, comprehensive standard ...

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All coins from the Ptolemaic Kingdom, presented with pictures, descriptions and more useful information: metal, size, weight, date, mintage...

Jan 21, 2020 · Choice and rare 'Bronzes' of ancient Egypt are eagerly sought by collectors. Egypt under the Greek 'Ptolemaic' kings and queens produced a substantial coinage. In all metals, there are numerous designs, mint-designations and varieties …

Ta Nomismata tou Kratous ton Ptolemaion (The Coinage of the Ptolemaic Empire) - by J. Svoronos. The most important and comprehensive reference work on Ptolemaic coins covers over 650 bronze types (and another 1000 or so silver and gold coins). Known as 'Svoronos', for short.

Published by the American Numismatic Society, Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire will eventually appear in four parts: Volume I appeared in October 2018 covering the gold and silver coinage (Part I) and bronze coinage (Part II) of Ptolemy I (r. 323–282 BC) …

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Dec 10, 2019 · Shown above is a pentekaidekadrachm (15 drachms), the largest and heaviest silver coin ever struck by the Ptolemies—and one of the largest in all Greek history. It was issued by the next Greek king of Egypt, Ptolemy III (246-222 B.C.), who in about 245 B.C. honored his new wife, Berenice II, with this ceremonial coinage.

Jun 11, 2024 · These are among the earliest bronzes bearing the name of Ptolemy. The Ptolemaic empire's provincial coinage included issues of Macedonian and Thracian mints under its control.