The Silver ΣΩ Coinage of Ptolemy IV and Related Issues

Abstract

A new die study of the silver ΣΩ Ptolemaic coinage of Tyre and Sidon turns up a surprisingly
large number of coins and two new varieties. The component of this coinage minted at ‘Akko-
Ptolemais is largely covered by a previous study, Carlen and Lorber 2014, and only two new
specimens for this mint are added here. However, the new catalogues for Tyre and Sidon provide
new information on the size of the issue, and on this basis, chronological questions regarding
related coinage issues, such as the Serapis and Isis coinage of Alexandria and Ascalon, are
reexamined.