Lycia, Telmessos
Ptolemy II of Telmessos
Circa 196-189 BCE
Æ 15.5mm, 3.52 g, 11h
Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right, drapery around neck /
Apollo, testing arrow and placing hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos decorated with ΠT.
Müseler X, 16 corr. (ΠT present, not noted); SNG Copenhagen 134 var. (ΠT not noted, possibly worn off)
Today, Telmessos is famous for the ancient tombs that tourists photograph. The city itself was taken by Alexander the Great in 334 BCE after he had taken Halikarnassos.
The city was eventually given to Ptolemy Epigonos, and on his death his son Lysimachos took over. After him, his son Ptolemy ruled the city.
Chr. KINGDOM OF EGYPT – PTOLEMAIOS III EUERGETES
dichalkon 3,36gr. | bronze Ø 17mm.
Minted in Telmessos (Lycia) by Ptolemy Epigonos or Lysimachos 246-221 BCE
Svoronos 118,793 (Plate 25, 23) | SNG.Copenhagen- | Weiser 80 | Lorber B437
weight 3,36gr. | bronze Ø 17mm.
obv. Horned head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing taenia
rev. Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt, tripod in left field,
BAΣIΛEΩΣ on right, ΠTOΛEMAIOY on left
Ex Henzen
334 BCE
Alexander the Great takes Telmessos.
258 BCE
Ptolemy II Philadelphos terminates the co-regency with Ptolemy Epigonos and gives him the city of Telmessos to rule.
240 BCE
Death of Ptolemy Epigonos in Telmessos. His son Lysimachos rules the city.
206 BCE
Death of Lysimachos of Telmessos. His son Ptolemy II of Telmessos becomes ruler.