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Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysus (Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Νέος Διόνυσος, romanized: Ptolemaios Neos Dionysos, lit. 'Ptolemy the new Dionysus' c. 117 – 51 BC) [a] [1] [2] was a king of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt who ruled from 80 to 58 BC and then again from 55 BC until his death in 51 BC.
A silver tetradrachm of Ptolemy IV Philopator (r. 221 – 205 BC); an undated issue from the Arados royal mint, struck c. 214–212 BC, 26 mm in width, 14.10 gm in weight; the obverse shows a diademed head of Ptolemy I Soter wearing the aegis, while the reverse shows an eagle standing on a thunderbolt with a Greek inscription: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ, lit.
Coin of Cleopatra VII, with her image [31] and a Greek inscription "θεά νεωτέρα" thea neotera, lit. "the younger goddess", one of Cleopatra's adopted titles. [32] Cleopatra VII ascended the Egyptian throne on 22 March 51 BC upon the death of her father, Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos. [33]
Ptolemy XII Auletes (Kg. 80–58 BC, 55–51 BC) Berenice III (Qn. 81–80 BC) Ptolemy XI ... [23] while sculptures and coins reveal prominent eyes and swollen necks.
Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator [1] (Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Θεός Φιλοπάτωρ, Ptolemaĩos; c. 62 BC – 13 January 47 BC) was Pharaoh of Egypt from 51 to 47 BC, and one of the last members of the Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BC). He was the son of Ptolemy XII and the brother of and co-ruler with Cleopatra VII. Cleopatra's ...
Compare the bust with the bust of Ptolemy XII from his coin shown in the museum website and you will see the difference. According to the website, this coin is number 1838 Svoronos. I went to the original source, (this link, page XLVI), and found that the 1838 is a group of coins, and only coins number 22 and 23 depict Ptolemy XII. Both 22 and ...
Both Ptolemy XII and Cleopatra found it necessary to debase Ptolemaic coinage due to financial troubles. [394] No gold coins are known from Cleopatra's reign, while use of bronze coins was revived (absent since the reign of Ptolemy IX) and silver currency was debased roughly 40% by the end of her reign.
Publius Servilius Isauricus proposed not restoring Ptolemy XII. Bibulus proposed sending three senators without imperium to mediate (thereby excluding Pompey). Crassus proposed sending three senators with imperium to mediate. Quintus Hortensius, Cicero, and Marcus Lucullus proposed sending Spinther.