070: Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy IV, Philopater, 221-20 - eBay (item 320247624246 end time May-26-08 11:25:46 PDT) Back to My eBayCatalog:The Pre Long Beach Sale - World Sale eBay Live Auctions:Coins > World Coins > Live Auction Seller eBay:Coins & Paper Money > Coins: Ancient > Greek 070: Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy IV, Philopater, 221-20Item number: 320247624246 You are signed in Bidding has ended for this item This item has been added to My eBay for Guests. As a guest, you can: Track up to 10 items on this computer in My eBay Receive an email reminder for this item a few hours before it ends View larger picture Closed at:US $37,000.00 Estimate:US $15,000.00 - US $18,000.00 History:29 bids Lot number:70 (View all lots) Auction Date:May-26-08 10:00:00 PDT Auction Currency:US $ (U.S. dollar) Currency Calculator High Bid:Live Auction Floor Bidder Item location:Beverly Hills, CA 0% APR until Jan 2009 - new eBay MasterCard You can also: Email to a friend Meet the seller Seller:i-lgoldbergcoinsandcollectibles( 2233) Feedback:99.2 % Positive Member:since May-09-01 in United States See detailed feedback Ask seller a question Add to Favorite Sellers View seller's other items Buy safely 1. Check the seller's reputation Score: 2233 | 99.2% Positive See detailed feedback 2. Check how you're protected If paying with a credit card, see your card issuer's terms Description (revised) Prev LotNext Lot Hover thumbnail to view large image below. Click thumbnail to view full image in new window. Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy IV, Philopater, 221-205 BC. Gold Octodrachm (27.77 g), Alexandria mint, in the name of Ptolemy III. Radiate and diademed bust of deified Ptolemy III to right, wearing aegis and resting trident on shoulder. Reverse: Radiate cornucopiae, bound with royal diadem; regal title around. BMC 103; Kraay/Hirmer 803; Svoronos 1117; SNG Cop. 196. A beautiful piece of exceptional quality. NGC graded Uncirculated. Reflecting the wealth of Ptolemaic Egypt, the gold octodrachm was among the largest of gold coins ever employed by the Greeks. The fact that many of these large coins are found with little to moderate wear suggests that they were utilized more as items of "stored value," rather than implements of daily commerce. Ptolemy's designated surname of Philopater ("Father-lover") can be regarded with more than a touch of irony. Upon the death of his father, Ptolemy had the elder Ptolemy deified. By contrast, in the course of his sixteen-year reign, Ptolemy IV had his mother, uncle, and brother murdered. Estimated Value $15,000 - 18,000. Our item number 115720 Notices This item is an "eBay Live Auction". This means that each item will not close at a specific time like a regular ebay auction. Because this is a live auction the lot will be opened in a format like a real auction house floor. Bids can be placed real-time during the auction via ebayliveauctions.com and icollector.com. Please note, bidders may place bids before the auction up to 1 hour prior to the start of the auction. This is the recommended method of bidding if you have a slow internet connection or do not have the experience bidding in a "live" sale. Due to the speed of the auction, we highy recommend a DSL or cable connection . Once the auction has started, only live bids are accepted. Please do not call to place bids during the auction as they will not be accepted. The "Auction date and time" displayed by ebay has been known to be wrong. Please check our auction information page for actual start times on ebayliveauctions.com. These start times pertain to when the auction opens, not the individual lot. We typically run approximately 150 items per hour, so you can estimate from that when your item may be displayed. We will not be held responsible for ebay down time or internet problems. If ebay goes down, we will try our best to wait a sufficient amount of time for it to come back up. In the event that we cannot require ebay, all ebay bids during that downtime will not be honoured. There is a 20% commission charge added to each and every lot. Images & text re-used by permission, courtesy of Ira & Larry Goldberg Auctioneers, Beverly Hills, CA