Numismata hellenica: a catalogue of Greek coins; with notes, a map ...

Metal Size Weight
M
M
JE
JE
M
JE
JE
JE
M JE
JE
JE
JE
121
12
11
9
7
i-
5
H
4
2
8h
4
2i
1072
1006
708
469
patra to r. ; below which, prow. R. ANTONI .
Antonius as before to r. ;
KINGS OF EGYPT. 63
ARMENIA
DEVICTA. Head of
behind the head, an Armenian tiara.— Electrotype.
Note.—These legends prove that the coin was struck after the return of Antonius from Armenia,
in 34 B.C., when he and Cleopatra publicly invested one of their sons with the attributes of
king of Armenia and Media, and the other with those of king of Phoenicia, Syria, and Cilicia (Plu-
to the
tarch, 1. c). The prow seems to allude to the 200 Egyptian ships furnished by Cleopatra
fleet of Antonius, which was assembled at Ephesus in 33 B.C.
UNCERTAIN PTOLEM^I.
Note.—When it is considei-ed that the two first Ptolemies reigned seventy-six years, and that these
were the most prosperous reigns of the dynasty, it becomes likely that the greater part of the uncer-
tain Ptolemcei were of the one or other of those two princes.
Head of Jupiter Ammon to r., bound with a narrow strophium, terminating to r.
in a spike ; a ram's horn over the ear. B. nXoAEMAloY BA^IAEQS.
Eagle standing on fulmen to I. ; in field to I., cornucopise, with pendent fillet
ending in three balls ; between the eagle's legs, mon. or letters.
Another similar.
Same types, legend, and symbol ;
to its beak.
but eagle's head turned to r., and cornucopia close
Same type. B- Same legend. Eagle to I. ; between its
legs, two letters ; in field
to I., cornucopise.
Laureate head of Jupiter to r. U. Same legend, type, and symbol ; between eagle's
legs, A.
Same type. B. Same legend and type in ; field to I. an oval shield.
Another similar; over the oval shield, S.
Same types and legend ; in field to I. of eagle, flower; between its
legs, BIA.
Bearded head of Hercules in lion's scalp to r. R. Same legend. Eagle on fulmen
to I. ; head turned to r. ; under its right wing, obliquely, caducous.
Head of Jupiter Ammon to r. R. Same legend. Eagle on fulmen to I. ; in field
to /., flower.
Same types and legend, without the flower.
Head of Jupiter Ammon to r., with narrow strophium, and spike in front. Same
legend, ij. Two eagles on fulmen standing to I. ; in field to I., acrostolium ?
Another similar.
Note.—The eagle of Jupiter on the Ptolemaic coins may be considered symbolical of the regal
power, as the cornucopise is of its accompanying abundance and prosperity. The double eagle and
the double comucopiee alludes to the dSeX^drijc of the king and queen, and may equally apply to
Ptolemseus I. and his half sister Berenice, or to Ptolemseus II. and his sister Arsinoe. There are
coins of Cleopatra and her husband Ptolemseus VII. with two eagles (Mionnet, vi. p. 26), and of
Cleopatra the Great with two cornuaccpise, where the second alludes to M. Antonius, as appears
from a Cupid on the obverse (Mionnet, vi. p. 33).
Head of Apollo to r. R. nToAEMAIoY [BASIAEflS]. Eagle with open wings
standing to I. ; in field before it, ?.
Head of Jupiter Ammon to /". R. nT»AEMAI«Y. Globe between horns surmounted
by two feathers ; below, on each side, an ear of corn.