Monetary History of Egypt Ptolemaic Dynasty Ptolemy XIV (51 – 47BC) Brother & Husband of Cleopatra VII   Cleopatra VII, the daughter of Ptolemy XII Auletes (“Flute Player”), upon her father’s death uneasily shared the throne with her brother Ptolemy XIII. Their sibling rivalry of these co-rulers soon involved Rome. Julius Caesar, pursuing Pompey the […]

Monetary History of Egypt Ptolemaic Dynasty Ptolemy XIII (51 – 47BC) Brother & Husband of Cleopatra VII Ptolemy XIII was the son of Pharaoh Ptolemy XII succeeding his father in the spring of 51 BC as co-ruler of Egypt by his marriage to his older sister Cleopatra VII of Egypt (69–30 BC). The eunuch Pothinus […]

When you have a consistent system that is running on absolutely everything around the world, you can simply look at it dispassionately and judge everything by the same standards. In gold, euro, Canadian dollar, DAX, and many other markets, we generally moved to weekly, monthly and/or quarterly reversals and then stopped shy of electing them. This typically reflects […]

You really have to question what Trump was thinking when he commented that he supports punishing women for having illegal abortions. Of course, he has now come out and reversed his stance after saying women who undergo the procedure should face “some form of punishment” if doctors are outlawed from performing such procedures. Legally he would be correct […]

QUESTION: Marty, your point is well taken that we instinctively seek a guru be it in forecasting or politics. We have to understand we are doing that in order to escape responsibility and are really followers. Do you have any idea why we do that so instinctively? BH ANSWER: No. Perhaps it stems from the same […]

After an initial opening surge in the Nikkei, briefly topping 17k, sellers appeared and drove prices lower to close the day -0.7%. The JPY was weaker throughout the morning session but had also turned stronger to balance the Nikkei swing. With the 10yr JGB having turned negative recently, this will squeeze banks and foreigners in […]

Monetary History of Egypt Ptolemaic Dynasty Cleopatra VII Born 69BC died 30 BC Lover of Julius Caesar & Mark Antony Queen of Egypt 51-30 BC Cleopatra VII was the eldest surviving daughter of Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos(Auletes=”flute player”) and Cleopatra VI. Her father was the son of the popular Ptolemy IX and his Greek Alexandrian concubine. Ptolemy XII […]

Monetary History of Egypt Ptolemaic Dynasty Ptolemy XII – 80-58/55-51 BC Ptolemy XII was probably a son of Ptolemy IX by Cleopatra IV. His reign as king was interrupted by a general rebellion that resulted in his exile from 58 to 55 BC in Rome. Therefore, Ptolemy XII ruled Egypt between 80 and 58 BC and […]

Monetary History of Egypt Ptolemaic Dynasty Ptolemy XI Alexander II 80 BC Ptolemy XI Alexander II was the son of Ptolemy X Alexander by his unknown first wife. Following the death of his father in 80 BC, his step-mother (or possibly mother) Cleopatra Berenike ruled Egypt alone for nearly one year. Ptolemy XI was obligated to marry his step-mother, […]

Monetary History of Egypt Ptolemaic Dynasty Ptolemy X Alexander I 116-107 & 88-80 BC Son of Ptolemy VIII – Brother of Ptolemy IX Ptolemy X Alexander I was the son of Cleopatra III and Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II Physcon. His mother was married to Ptolemy VIII while her own mother was still his official wife. Cleopatra III bore […]