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Ancient Coinage of Egypt, Ptolemy XII

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Note: The date letter L on the LK.. date types often resembles an I, these are given as IK.. below.
AE25 PaphosPtolemy XII AE25. Paphos, Cyprus. Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right / ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle standing left, KYPP monogram behind. TextImage
SNGCop 685vPtolemaic Cyprus, Ptolemy XII, AE13, (2.22g), Paphos mint. Diademed and horned head of Zeus-Ammon right / ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛ, Headdress of Isis. SNG Cop. 685 var. TextImage
Svoronos 1734Egypt, Ptolemaic Kings. Ptolemy XII. 80-51 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right / ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, Eagle standing left, date L-A. Cf.SNG Copenhagen 376. TextImage
Svoronos 1836Ptolemy XII AR Tetradrachm. Dated Year 27 = 54/53 BC, Paphos Mint. Diademed head of Ptolemy XII right, aegis at neck / ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, palm branch over shoulder, LKZ over headdress of Isis in left field, ΠA in right field. Svoronos 1836; SNG Cop 394; BMC 28-31. TextImage
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Svoronos 1837Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos Auletes. 80-51 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Year 28 (54/53 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I, wearing aegis / ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, palm branch over shoulder, LKH over headdress of Isis in left field, PA in right field. Svoronos 1837; SNG Cop 395. TextImage
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Svoronos 1839Egypt, Ptolemy XII, AR Tetradrachm. Year 29 = 52/51 BC, Paphos Mint. Diademed head of Ptolemy XII right, aegis at neck / ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, palm branch over shoulder, IKΘ over headdress of Isis in left field, ΠA in right field. Svoronos 1839; SNG Cop 396; BMC 35-36. TextImage
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Svoronos 1840Ptolemy XII, Neos Dionysos, AR Tetradrachm. Alexandria mint, dated Year 30 = 52/51 BC. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, in aegis / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, palm over right shoulder; date LL above headdress of Isis to left, ΠA to right. SNG Cop 397. TextImage
Svoronos 1848Ptolemy XII AR Tetradrachm. Alexandria mint, dated year 2=80/79 BC. Diademed head right, in aegis / BASILEWS PTOLEMAIOU, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; LB (date) to left, PA to right. Svoronos 1848; SNG Cop 377; BMC 2-4. TextImage
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Svoronos 1850Ptolemy XII Bronze Tetradrachm. Paphos mint. LD (Year 4) to left, PA to right. Eagle standing left. SNG Cop 379. TextImage
Svoronos 1856Ptolemy XII Auletes (80-51 BC) AR Tetradrachm (year 9 =72 BC). 13.8 gr. Diademed Head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis / PTOLEMAIOU BASILIEWS, eagle standing left on thunderbolt / LQ to left, PA in upper right field. Svoronos 1856 (assigned by Regling to Ptolemy XII).TextImage
Svoronos 1860Ptolemy XII AR Tetradrachm. Alexandria mint, year 13 (69/8 BC). Diademed head right, in aegis / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; LIG (date) to left, PA to right. TextImage
Svoronos 1862Ptolemy XII AR Tetradrachm. Dated year 15 (67-62 BC). Diademed head right, in aegis / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; LIE (date) before; PA behind.Svoronos 1862; SNG Cop. 386. TextImage
Svoronos 1865Ptolemy XII AR Tetradrachm, 65-64 BC. Alexandria mint. Dated Year 17. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis / BASILEWS PTOLEMAIOU, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings closed. Date IIZ (Greek Z resembling I) in left field, PA in right field. Svoronos 1865; BMC 33-35; SNG Cop 368.TextImage
Svoronos 1867Ptolemy XII AR Tetradrachm. Dated year 20 (62/61 BC). Diademed head right, in aegis / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; L K (date) before; PA behind. TextImage
Svoronos 1868Ptolemy XII AR Tetradrachm. Dated year 21 (61/60 BC). Diademed head right, in aegis / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; L KA (date) before; PA behind. SNG Cop 391. TextImage
Svoronos 1875Ptolemy XII, Egypt. AE26 obol. 80-58 and 55-51 BC. Cyprus mint. Diademed and horned head of Zeus-Ammon right / BASILEWS PTOLEMAIOY, eagle standing left, palm branch over shoulder, KYPR monogram in lower right field. Svoronos 1875, RPC I 3903 (Cleopatra VII).TextImage
Svoronos 1909Ptolemy XII AR Tetradrachm. Alexandria mint, dated year 4=78/77 BC. Diademed head right, in aegis / BASILEWS PTOLEMAIOU, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; L B (date) at left, PA at right. SNG Cop 379. TextImage
Sear #7945Ptolemy XII Tetradrachm. 1st Reign. Diademed head of Ptolemy I in fillet right / PTOLEMAIU BASILEWS, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, LH(=Year 8) right, PA right. SNGCop 382, Svoronos 1855.
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Sear #7947Ptolemy XII AR Tetradrachm. 2nd Reign. Year 27 = 54/53 BC. Diademed head of Ptolemy XII right, aegis at neck / PTOLEMAIOU BASILEWS, Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, LKI before, PA behind. Svoronos 1836. TextObvRev
Sear #7948Ptolemy XII AR Tetradrachm. Year 30 = 51 BC, Paphos Mint. Diademed head of Ptolemy XII right, aegis at neck / PTOLEMAIOU BASILEWS, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, LL before, PA behind. Svoronos 1840.
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See Svoronos: Coins of The Ptolemies, kindly supplied by E. Waddell on the Digital Library of Classical Works
See also British Museum Catalog: Coins of The Ptolemies, pdf free download on archive.org
Entry for Egypt, Ptolemy XII on the Digital Historia Numorum
Search for Ptolemy XII in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum

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