PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy V Epiphanes. 204-180 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.77 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. EF.

CNG Feature Auction 132
Lot: 547. Estimated: $ 500

Greek, 12h, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy V Epiphanes. 204-180 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.77 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, aegis around neck / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; no control marks. CPE 968; Svoronos 1231; Olivier 3610–74 var. (obv. die unlisted); SNG Copenhagen 244–5. Iridescent tone, hairline flan crack, a few marks, scrape on reverse. EF.

From the Thomas Palmer Collection, purchased from David Herman, July 1990.

Ascending the throne at the age of 5 in 204 BC, Ptolemy V Epiphanes faced a kingdom in crisis: A native Egyptian uprising under a rebel Pharaoh controlled much of Upper Egypt, the government of Alexandreia was paralyzed by infighting between rival courtiers, and the Seleukid and Macedonian kingdoms launched invasions of Egypt’s outlying provinces. After Ptolemy V came of age in 196 BC, an event marked by the creation of the Rosetta Stone, he took a more active role in government and conditions within the kingdom began to stabilize.

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CNG Feature Auction 132 – Session Two – Lot 319-587 will be held Monday afternoon, 18 May 2026 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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