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The Numismatic Studies, vol. 32
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire, Part I: Ptolemy I through Ptolemy IV
Volume 1: Precious Metal, Volume 2: Bronze
Catharine C. Lorber
- Pages:2 vols, xxxiv + 836 p.
- Size:210 x 297 mm
- Illustrations:37 b/w, 122 plates
- Language(s):English
- Publication Year:2024
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- ISBN: 978-0-89722-398-0
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Review(s)
"In short, this long-awaited reference book upholds all of its promise. Written by the leading authority in the field, Coins of Ptolemaic Empire is likely to stand for more than a generation. Cathy Lorber, its author, should be warmly congratulated for it. We are now eagerly awaiting Part II." (François de Callataÿ, in: Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 2019.10.08)
Summary
Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire, Part 1, Volumes 1 and 2 (Precious Metal and Bronze) by Catharine Lorber, is the massive, long-anticipated catalogue of coins struck by the first four Ptolemaic kings. It essentially rewrites the sections on these rulers in J. N. Svoronos’ classic, but now much out of date, Ta Nomismata tou Kratous ton Ptolemaion (1904). The body of coinage catalogued by Svoronos is enlarged by more than 300 further emissions in precious metal and more than 180 emissions in bronze, recorded from subsequent scholarship, from hoards, from commercial sources, and from private collections, and constituting about a third of the total catalogue entries. Lorber’s attributions, dates, and interpretations rest on numismatic research since Svoronos, or on the latest archaeological and hoard information. She also provides extensive historical and numismatic introductions that give the coins deeper context and meaning. The coinage of Ptolemies I through IV is supplemented by a few issues possibly attributable to Cleomenes of Naucratis, the predecessor of Ptolemy I in Egypt, as well as by coinages of Ptolemy Ceraunus, Magas, and Ptolemy of Telmessus, members of the Lagid dynasty ruling their own kingdoms outside of Egypt.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 1: Precious Metal
Preface
Acknowledgements
Guide for Users
Maps
Introduction
Ptolemy I Soter
Ptolemy II Philadelphus
Ptolemy III Euergetes
Ptolemy IV Philopator
Precious Metal Catalogue
Cleomenes of Naucratis
Ptolemy I Soter
Ptolemy II Philadelphus
Ptolemy III Euergetes
Ptolemy IV Philopator
Third-Century Provincial(?) Tetradrachms
Unattributable as to Reign (Ptolemy I–IV)
Late Additions to the Catalogues
Appendices
Ptolemaic Precious Metal Hoards
Additional Provenances of Precious Metal Coins
Bibliography
Concordance to Svoronos
Indices
Remarkable Types in Gold and Silver
Remarkable Denominations in Gold and Silver
Remarkable Inscriptions on Gold and Silver
Controls on Precious Metal Coins
Image Credits
Plates
Volume 2: Bronze
Preface
Acknowledgements
Guide for Users
Bronze Catalogue
Cleomenes of Naucratis
Ptolemy I Soter
Macedonia under Ceraunus and Meleager
Ptolemy II Philadelphus
Ptolemy of Telmessus
Ptolemy III Euergetes
Ptolemy IV Philopator
Appendices
1. Ptolemaic Bronze Hoards
2. Additional Bronze Provenances
Bibliography
Concordance to Svoronos Numbers
Indices
1. Remarkable Types in Bronze
2. Remarkable Inscriptions
3. Controls
Image Credits
Plates
Media
