Roma, 25.5.2007
Egregio
Lettore,
di seguito
riporto gli elementi significativi che mi è stato
possibile raccogliere sulla moneta di figura::
AE261, Svoronos
1233 e segg., zecca tolemaica, 204-181 a. C.2
Descrizione
sommaria (sono indicate in rosso le parti della
leggenda usurate o comunque non più leggibili):
D. Iside, busto coronato e paludato a destra. Bordo
perlinato.
R. ΠTOΛEMAIOΥ -
VAΣIΛEΩS
Aquila con ali aperte, in piedi a sinistra su un
fulmine. Monogramma tolemaico, ΠΤ nel campo a sinistra.
Bordo perlinato.
La ricerca nel web di monete di tipologia simile a
quella di figura ha prodotto i seguenti risultati:
- http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1088185
Auction 275 4143 (« | ») 22. September 2011
Description PTOLEMAIOS V. EPIPHANES. AE-29 mm.
Isiskopf mit Ährenkranz r. Rs: BA_I_E__
[_TO_EMAIOY]; Adler steht l. auf Blitz. Svoronos
1234 (Taf. XL,11). SNG COP. 247 f. Noeske 180.
Schöne dunkle Patina. fast vz.
- http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=140193
Lot number: 647 Price realized: 675 USD Note:
Prices do not include buyer's fees. Lot
description: PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy V
Epiphanes. 205-180 BC. Æ Drachm (32mm, 28.64 g,
12h). Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 197-183/2 BC.
Wreathed and draped bust of Isis right / Eagle
standing left on thunderbolt. Svoronos 1233;
Weiser 129; SNG Copenhagen 246. VF, brown patina,
a little rough. Exceptional for issue. From the
Norman Frank Collection. Isis was an ancient
Egyptian goddess, whom the Greeks and Romans also
worshipped, and whose cult experienced widespread
popularity throughout the Greco-Roman world. While
her popularity among all levels of society was
due, in part to her role as the ideal wife and
mother, it was her role in the resurrection of her
husband Osiris that had the greatest impact, since
it offered individuals an opportunity for
salvation and the possibility of an afterlife. The
daughter of the Egyptian earth god and sky
goddess, Isis was married to her brother, Osiris,
with whom she conceived a son, Horus. When Seth,
their brother, treacherously slew Osiris and
scattered his dismembered parts far and wide, Isis
dutifully located all the portions but one, and
with her magical powers, resurrected Osiris's
corpse. Osiris then became ruler of the Egyptian
underworld and Isis became associated with the
growing of grain and the fertility of the soil,
since, according to later Egyptian mythology, the
tears she shed for her dead husband caused the
Nile to flood. Annually, the death and rebirth of
Osiris was ritually reenacted, and soon Isis's
role in these events became more prominent,
especially under the Greeks and Romans, who
downplayed or ejected completely the role of
Osiris. Isis's role as the mother of Horus also
became a regular feature of her worship. Horus
served both as the avenger of his father's murder
and as the protector of the living Pharaoh. By the
time of the Ptolemaic kings, Isis gained special
importance, since she could not only serve as the
protectoress of the Ptolemaic queens, but also
support the Macedonian adoption of the Egyptian
royal policy of intermarriage between brother and
sister. During the late first century BC, Isis
drew converts from all over the Roman Empire. She
was especially popular in Italy. At Rome, a large
temple complex was built for her and at Pompeii,
archaeological excavations have located the
remains of her temple there. In Greece, the
traditional centers of worship included areas for
the goddess, and epigraphic evidence shows she had
adherents in Gaul, Spain, Pannonia, Germany,
Arabia, Asia Minor, Spain, and many shrines even
in Britain. Her competition with early
Christianity was quite strong, and it is now
recognized that many of her attributes were
assumed by the developing role of the Virgin Mary
in early Christian iconography. Estimate: 300 USD.
- http://www.megagem.com/ancient/ptolemy/gae567_o.jpg
http://www.megagem.com/ancient/ptolemy/gae567_r.jpg
Ptolemy Coin GAE567 Ptolemy V Philomater Hemidrachm
- Alexandria - 221/205BC AE 32.3-33.3mm : 28.41gm :
11h OBV - Isis head, facing right REV - Eagle
standing on thunderbolt, open wing, no other symbols
REF - Svoronos 1233.
- http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=20470
Sale: CNG 60, Lot: 1002. Closing Date: Wednesday,
22 May 2002. Estimate $300 Sold For $300
EGYPT, Ptolemaic Kings. Ptolemy V. 205-180 BC. Æ
33mm (29.73 gm). Wreathed head of Isis right /
Eagle standing left on thunderbolt. Svoronos
1233; SNG Copenhagen 246. VF, brown patina,
small spot of encrustation on the reverse.
Attractive portrait. ($300).
- http://www.wildwinds.com/aca/greece/egypt/sg7880.html
Ptolemy V, 204-180 BC, Æ26. Head of Cleopatra I as
Isis right / PTOLEMAIOU BASILEWS, Eagle standing
left on thunderbolt. Svoronos 1235. Lot
No.3062. nVF. $ 175.
- http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=161574
MONNAIES 19 132 (« | ») 29. January 2004
Description ROYAUME LAGIDE - PTOLEMEE VI
PHILOMETOR(180-145 avant J.-C.) Bronze, (GB, ئ 30)
N° v19_0132 Date : c. 176-170 AC Nom de l'atelier
: Egypte, Alexandrie Métal : bronze ou cuivre
Diamètre : 27mm Axe des coins : 12h. Poids :
13,72g. Degré de rareté : R1 Etat de conservation
: TTB+ Prix de départ : 150 € Estimation :
200 € Prix réalisé : 183 € Nombres d'offres
: 3 Offre maximum : 275 € Commentaires
sur l'état de conservation : Exemplaire de qualité
exceptionnelle pour ce type de monnayage souvent
mal frappé. Portrait magnifique. Patine marron. N°
dans les ouvrages de référence : Sv.1384 -
Cop.280 - GC.7903 - BMC.6 - MP.3
Titulature avers : Anépigraphe. Description avers
: Tête d’Isis à droite, coiffée d’une couronne de
roseaux avec une chevelure ornementée et des
mèches tombant sur la nuque. Description revers :
Aigle debout à gauche sur un foudre, les ailes
déployées. Légende revers : ΠTOΛEMAIOΥ - BAΣIΛEΩΣ/
ΠA Commentaire à propos de cet exemplaire : Point
de centrage des deux côtés. Commentaires : Ce type
était précédemment donné à l’atelier de Paphos
dans l’île de Chypre à cause du monogramme du
revers. Il faut bien restituer ce monnayage à
l’atelier d’Alexandrie. De la même manière, le
droit est parfois décrit comme représentant le
buste de Cléopatre I, mère de Ptolémée VI, sous
les traits d’Isis. Historique : Ptolémée VI était
le fils aîné de Ptolémée V et de Cléopâtre I Théa.
La régence de sa mère dura jusqu'en 176 avant
J.-C. Il régna conjointement avec son frère
Ptolémée VIII de 170 à 164 avant J.-C. Il épousa
sa sœur Cléopâtre II dont il eut deux filles et
Ptolémée VII. Il mourut des suites de ses
blessures en combattant Alexandre Ier Balas.
- http://www.megagem.com/ancient/ptolemy/gae235_o.jpg
http://www.megagem.com/ancient/ptolemy/gae235_r.jpg
Ptolemy Coin GAE235 Ptolemy V Philometer 205/181BC
AE 26.5-28.7mm : 16.880gm OBV - Goddess Isis with
hanging curls, facing right REV - Eagle with open
wing, standing f/L with head f/L, on thunderbolt,
BASILEOS PTOLEMAIOY REF - Svoronos 1235
(Plate 40 #12) - SNGCOP 248 Weiser 131 NOTE -
Ptolemy V, possibly Ptolemy VI.
- http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2014869
Auction 40 335 (« | ») 4. June 2014 Description
GRIECHISCHE MÜNZEN ÄGYPTEN KÖNIGREICH DER
PTOLEMAIER Ptolemaios V. Epiphanes, 204-180 v.
Chr. Bronze. Kopf der Isis (?) mit Ährenkranz und
langen Zapfenlocken n.r. Rv. ΠTOΛEMAIOΥ - BAΣIΛEΩΣ
Adler mit offenen Schwingen auf einem Blitz n.l.
stehend. 18,99 g. Svoronos, Pt. 1234. SNG Cop.
247. Braune Patina. Gutes sehr schön Aus Auktion
Tietjen & Co. , Hamburg 75 (1996), 68.
La moneta in esame fa parte di una serie
di riconî moderni che accompagnava le confezioni
della cioccolata CARRARMATO della Perugina negli anni
'70. Tutte le monete della serie sono
ferromaagnetiche.
Un saluto cordiale.
Giulio De Florio
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Note:
(1) AE26
(bronzo di 26mm diam.). Per la classificazione
della moneta di figura, si veda, http://www.coin.com/images/dr/svoronos_book3.html;
dal quale si desume che bronzi della tipologia di
figura, battuti nel nome di Tolomeo 5°, sono
conosciuti in quattro diversi nominali così
classificati:
Classificazione
Svoronos/Link |
diametro
(mm) |
peso
(g.) |
tavola/n°
Svoronos |
1233 |
35 |
c.
28,41/31,65 |
XL, 10 |
1234 |
30 |
c.
19,57/22,35 |
XL, 11 |
1235 |
25 |
c.
16,65/16,88 |
XL, 12 |
1237 |
20 |
c.
6,60/7,19 |
XL, 14 |
La moneta in esame è
ferromagnetica e, in quanto tale,
non è comparabile con le monete autentiche del
periodo.
(2) Una breve sintesi della
vita di Tolomeo V, è reperibile in rete
all'indirizzo http://www.forumancientcoins.com/NumisWiki/view.asp?key=egypt,
sotto la voce "Ptolemy V". |