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3673013
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Title
Kingdom Ptolemy XII-AR tetradrachm 64-63 BC
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Year
-64
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Gold- or silver content
Weight
13.56
Diameter
23
Thickness
3
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Obverse
Hoofd van Ptolemaeus met gebonden haar naar rechts
Reverse
PTOLEMAIOU BASILEWS, Arend staande naar links op bliksemstraal. In linkerveld LIH (jaar 18). In rechterveld PA
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Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos, 80 - 58 B.C. and 55 - 51 B.C. In 80 B.C., Ptolemy XI was removed from the throne by the Egyptian people after he killed his coregent and step-mother Berenice III. Since he had no male heir, the oldest (illegitimate) son of Ptolemy IX was made King Ptolemy XII. Ptolemy XI had left the throne to Rome in his will, but Rome did not challenge Ptolemy XII's succession because the Senate did not want an Egyptian expansion. Deposed by his own subjects in 58 B.C., he regained his throne with Roman assistance. His daughter, Cleopatra VII, was the last Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt. Identification: Svoronos 1856 (Cleopatra VII); SNG Cop 382
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Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos, 80 - 58 v.C. en 55 - 51 v.C.
In 80 B.C., Ptolemy XI was removed from the throne by the Egyptian people after he killed his coregent and step-mother Berenice III. Since he had no male heir, the oldest (illegitimate) son of Ptolemy IX was made King Ptolemy XII. Ptolemy XI had left the throne to Rome in his will, but Rome did not challenge Ptolemy XII's succession because the Senate did not want an Egyptian expansion. Deposed by his own subjects in 58 B.C., he regained his throne with Roman assistance. His daughter, Cleopatra VII, was the last Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt.
Determinatie: Svoronos 1856 (Cleopatra VII); SNG Cop 382