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Auction: 323 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 50

Kings of Egypt. Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos, restored (55-51 BC). AR Tetradrachm. Alexandria, regnal year 28 (54/53 BC). 13.82 gms. Diademed Ptolemy head r., wearing aegis around neck, rev. Eagle standing l., palm over shoulder, atop thunderbolt, date LKH above Isis headdress in left field, ?A in right. Svoronos 1837, SNG-Copenhagen 395. In 59 BC, Ptolemy XII, nicknamed "Auletes" (the flute player), formed a formal alliance with Rome, thanks to a bribe of 6,000 talents to Julius Caesar and Pompey. His name was inscribed onto the list of friends and allies of the people of Rome. And to Rome he fled the next year forced away by an Alexandrian mob angered over Ptolemy's inaction after the Roman conquest of Cyprus. Auletes was only able to recover his throne in 55 BC by paying Roman general Aulus Gabinius 10,000 talents to invade Egypt. When he fell ill in 51 BC, Auletes made his daughter Cleopatra co-regent. Some porosity as is common. Very Fine.

Estimate
$150 to $200