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The paper provides a dossier of honors offered to Seleukid and Ptolemaic kings, preceded by a brief introduction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cultic and other honors offered to rulers by their subjects unambiguously express loyalty to the rulers. Based on data collected for the Seleukid and Ptolemaic empires, a comparison is offered emphasizing the particular qualities of the Seleukid record. The comparison considers geographic distribution, where the honors fell on a public to private spectrum, the occupations and ethnicities of the subjects who offered honors individually, the intensity of these practices, and changes in the patterns over time. We know in advance that honors for the rulers are weakly attested for the Seleukid east, and even in Koile Syria and Phoinike. Should this reticence be interpreted as a possible indication of tepid support for Seleukid rule in these regions? Alternative explanations or contributing factors include preexisting cultural habits, different royal policies, destruction of evidence by wars and natural disasters, and the unevenness of archaeological exploration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Svoronos' catalogue number 1001 describes tetradrachms with a portrait of Ptolemy I, a cornucopia symbol in reverse left field, and the legend ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΣΩTHPΩΣ SOTHPOS. This category covers issues of more than one mint. They are partially disambiguated in Coinage of the Ptolemaic Empire (2018). The disambiguation is completed here. The present study also provides new information about patterns of die use and circulation, estimates the volume of the emissions, and considers their role in financing the Third Syrian War. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

During the co-regency of Ptolemy VI and VIII, dated silver coinage was struck principally at Salamis, Citium and Paphos but also at Amathus and an uncertain mint or mints. We present a new die study of the coinage of the three main mints, which was less sporadic than previous studies indicated. The results have implications for the contemporaneous minting operations at Alexandria. The coinage of this period documents a surprising resilience of the Ptolemaic Empire in the wake of the Sixth Syrian War. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]