Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire, Part 2: Ptolemy V through Cleopatra VII

Thirty years in the making, Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire, Part II, by Catharine C. Lorber, is the long-anticipated second half of the Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire (CPE) project, featuring the coins struck by Ptolemy V–Cleopatra VII. As with Part 1, Lorber essentially rewrites the sections on these rulers in J. N. Svoronos’ classic, but now much out-of-date, Ta Nomismata tou Kratous ton Ptolemaion (1904).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 hundreds of additional emissions in precious metal and bronze, recorded from subsequent scholarship, from hoards, from commercial sources, and from private collections. Lorber’s attributions, dates, and interpretations rest on numismatic research conducted after 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.

Volume 1: Historical Introduction

Preface

Acknowledgements

Maps

Introduction
Ptolemy V Epiphanes
Ptolemy VI Philometor
Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II
Ptolemy IX Soter II and Ptolemy X Alexander
Berenice III and Ptolemy XI Alexander II
Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos and Ptolemy of Cyprus
Cleopatra VII Thea Neotera

Bibliography

Volume 2: Catalogue of Precious-Metal Coins

Ptolemy V Epiphanes
Tetradrachms Imitating Third-Century Types
Ptolemy VI Philometor
K Gold Coins
Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II
Ptolemy IX Soter II and Ptolemy X Alexander
Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos and Ptolemy of Cyprus
Cleopatra VII Thea Neotera

Addenda and Corrigenda to Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Part I, Volume 1

Appendix

Ptolemaic Precious Metal Hoards

Concordance to Svoronos

Indices
1. Remarkable Types
2. Remarkable Denominations
3. Controls and Adjunct Symbols
4. Regnal Dates
5. Era Dates

Image Credits

Plates

Volume 3: Catalogue of Bronze Coins

Ptolemy V Epiphanes
Ptolemy VI Philometor
Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II
Small Cypriote Bronzes with Aphrodite Obverse
Ptolemy IX Soter II and Ptolemy X Alexander I
Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos and Ptolemy of Cyprus
Cleopatra VII Thea Neotera

Addenda and Corrigenda to Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire Part I, Volume 2

Appendix

Ptolemaic Bronze Hoards

Concordance to Svoronos

Indices
1. Obverse Types (other than Zeus-Ammon)
2. Reverse Types
3. Remarkable Inscriptions
4. Controls and Symbols
5. Dates

Image Credits

Plates