Lot 4110
Egypt, Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy IV, Philopator, 221-204 BC. Gold Oktadrachm (27.8g). Bust of deified Ptolemy III right, wearing radiate crown and aegis, a trident over his shoulder. Reverse: ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ. Radiate cornucopia with fillets; ΔI below. Svoronos 1117; SNG Copenhagen 196. A superb example struck in high relief and lustrous. Nearly Mint State.
Ptolemy IV lacked the character and skill of his father and left the affairs of state to the unscrupulous minister Sosibos. Much of this king's time was spent in wild drunken orgies and total self-indulgences. He died at the age of 40 and left his only son, an infant of his sister-wife Arsinoê III, to succeed him.
Estimated Value $8,000 - 10,000.
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| Realized $13,800 |
