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NORDAFRIKA. KÖNIGREICH DER PTOLEMÄER. Ptolemaios IV. Philopator, 221 - 205 v.Chr. Oktodrachme (27,78g). Mzst. Alexandria. Vs.: Büste mit Ägis, Strahlenkrone und Dreizack n. r. Rs.: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Füllhorn mit Nimbus, darunter ΔΙ. SNG Cop. 196; Svoronos 1117; BMC 103.
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Ptolemy IV struck an extensive series of oktadrachms, a commemorative issue for his father Ptolemy III, who was highly popular. He is bearing the divine attributes of Helios (the radiate diadem), Zeus (the aegis), and Poseidon (the trident, the middle prong modified with the addition of the Egyptian lotus tip). The concentration of such symbols is intended to show Ptolemy III as the master of the three elements: heaven, earth, and sea. The radiate crown above the cornucopia on the reverse is another distinctive feature of Ptolemy III's iconography, and was later adopted by his grandson, Ptolemy V.