NEW BOOK: COINS OF THE PTOLEMAIC EMPIRE, PART 2

 

Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire, Part 2: Ptolemy V through Cleopatra VII (3 vols.)

Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire, Part II, by Catharine C. Lorber, is the long-anticipated second half of the Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire (CPE) project featuring the coins struck by Ptolemy V–Cleopatra VII. As with Part 1, Lorber essentially rewrites the sections on these rulers in J. N. Svoronos' classic, but now much out-of-date, Ta Nomismata tou Kratous ton Ptolemaion (1904). The body of coinage catalogued by Svoronos is enlarged by hundreds of additional emissions in precious metal and bronze, recorded from subsequent scholarship, from hoards, from commercial sources, and from private collections. Lorber's attributions, dates, and interpretations rest on numismatic research conducted after Svoronos, or on the latest archaeological and hoard information. She also provides extensive historical and numismatic introductions that give the coins deeper context and meaning. Available as a 3-volume set with extensive historical introductions, catalogues, and plates for precious metal and bronze coinage.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Catharine Lorber holds a B.A. in Classical Greek from UCLA. She spent nearly 40 years as a cataloguer in commercial numismatics, from the early 1970s until her retirement in 2009. As an independent researcher, she specialized in the publication of coin hoards as well as studies pertaining to North Greek, Thessalian, Judaean, Cappadocian, Seleucid, and Ptolemaic coinages. Her most important contribution in the Seleucid field, in collaboration with Arthur Houghton, was Seleucid Coins, A Comprehensive Catalogue (Part I, 2002; Part II, 2008, with Oliver Hoover as a third coauthor). Her book credits also include Amphipolis: The Civic Coinage in Silver and Gold (1990) and Yehud: A Die Study and Classification of the Provincial Silver Coinage of Judah (2023), with Haim Gitler and Jean-Philippe Fontanille. Since 2000 Lorber has published more than 50 papers and book chapters treating Ptolemaic coinage, Ptolemaic iconography, and the role of coinage in the economy of Lagid Egypt.

ISBN (United States) 978-0-89722-372-0 (available only as a 3-volume set)
ISBN (rest of world) 978-0-89722-402-4 (available only as a 3-volume set)

Hardcover (Historical Introduction): xix + 399 pp., A4, 92 b/w figs.
Hardcover (Precious-Metal Catalogue and Plates): xi + 282 pp., A4, 61 b/w plates
Hardcover (Bronze Catalogue and Plates): ix + 143 pp., A4, 18 b/w plates

For more information, or to order, see:
US: Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire, Part II (https://www.isdistribution.com/BookDetail.aspx?aId=168759)
INTERNATIONAL: Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire, Part 2: Ptolemy V through Cleopatra VII (https://www.brepols.net/products/IS-9780897224024-1)

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
NEW BOOK: COINS OF THE PTOLEMAIC EMPIRE (https://www.coinbooks.org/v21/esylum_v21n26a03.html)

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