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Chalkon - Ptolemaios XII
| Issuer | Ptolemaic Kingdom |
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| Year | 55 BC - 51 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm (204 – 30 BC) |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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| Edge | Rough |
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Ptolemy XII Auletes ("the Flute Player") spent much of his reign bribing Roman officials to secure recognition of his legitimacy, eventually paying Julius Caesar and Pompey staggering sums — reportedly 6,000 talents to Gabinius alone for military restoration after his expulsion by Alexandrian mobs in 58 BC. These bronzes were struck in the final years of his restored rule, a reign kept alive entirely by Roman money and Roman soldiers.
His daughter Cleopatra VII came to power immediately after this issue ceased.