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Kyrene, circa 145-116 BC. Horned head of Zeus-Ammon to right, wearing taenia with basileion / ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ, eagle with spread wings standing to left on thunderbolt; ΘΕ to left. Svoronos 1651 (Alexandria); SNG Copenhagen 655-7 (Uncertain mint in Cyprus). 3.53gr, 19mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
Paphos mint. Draped bust of Dionysos to right, wearing ivy wreath; thyrsus over shoulder / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle standing to left on thunderbolt. Svoronos 1794; Olivier 2652ß65; SNG Copenhagen 639 & Supp. 1321-3. 3.22gr, 15mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 515, 4 May 2022, lot 292. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Auction 41, 19 March 1997, lot 1025 (as Ptolemy V).
Near Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 515, 4 May 2022, lot 292. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Auction 41, 19 March 1997, lot 1025 (as Ptolemy V).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Kyrene mint; struck 116-107 BC. Horned head of Zeus-Ammon to right, wearing taenia with basileion / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ, double cornucopiae bound with fillet; Σ over Θ to left, Ω over Ε to right. Svoronos 1718 (Ptolemy X, Alexandria); Weiser 169-70 (Ptolemy IX & X, Alexandria); SNG Copenhagen 678-80 (uncertain mint in Cyprus). 3.90gr, 17mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Kyrene mint; struck 116-107 BC. Horned head of Zeus-Ammon to right, wearing taenia with basileion / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ, double cornucopiae bound with fillet; Σ over Θ to left, Ω over Ε to right. Svoronos 1718 (Ptolemy X, Alexandria); Weiser 169-70 (Ptolemy IX & X, Alexandria); SNG Copenhagen 678-80 (uncertain mint in Cyprus). 4.25gr, 18mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Alexandria mint. Dated RY 16 (37/6 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I το right, wearing aegis / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle standing to left on thunderbolt, with palm over shoulder; to left, L Iς (date) above crown of Isis; ΠA to right. Svoronos 1830 (Ptolemy XIII); SNG Copenhagen 411; DCA 70. 13.60gr, 25mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Very Fine.
Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Obol of Queen Cleopatra VII
Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
Alexandria mint. Diademed and draped bust to right / KΛEOΠATPAC BACIΛICCHC, eagle standing to left on thunderbolt; cornucopia to left, M to right. Svoronos 1872; Weiser 184-5; SNG Copenhagen 422-4; Noeske 383. 9.47gr, 21mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Tooled.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Near Very Fine. Tooled.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Head of horse to right, neck ending in beaded truncation / Quadripartite incuse square. Cf. SNG Kayhan 745 (head to left; uncertain Ionian or Karian mint); cf. Klein 332 (Kyme, Aeolis); cf. Tzamalis 88 (cruder style; Thraco-Macedonian mint); CNG e466, 120; Roma e88, 398. 0.54g, 8mm.
Near Very Fine. Rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Near Very Fine. Rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Incuse of jugate male bearded and wreathed(?) heads / Blank. 17.02gr, 24mm.
Condition as seen.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Condition as seen.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Pseudo-autonomous issue. Head of Herakles to left / ΑΔΡΙΑ-[Ν]ΟΠΟΛ, Herakles standing facing, head to left, holding club and lion skin. RPC VII.2, 787. 4.32gr, 20mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
ANTONINVS PIVS AV, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / C G I H PA, Genius standing facing, head to left, sacrificing out of patera over lighted altar with his right hand and holding cornucopia in his left. SNG Copenhagen 294; SNG BnF 1496; SNG von Aulock 1340. 6.34gr, 22mm, 8h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
IMP C M OPE SEV MACRINVS, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from behind / C G I H P (Colonia Gemella Julia Hadriana Pariana), capricorn to right, bearing cornucopia on its back and with globe between its forelegs. BMC Mysia 111; SNG BnF 1502. 6.63gr, 22mm, 11h.
Very Fine. Black patina.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
Very Fine. Black patina.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
IVLIA PAVLA AVG, diademed and draped bust of Julia Paula to right / C G I H P, capricorn to right, bearing cornucopia on its back and with globe between its forelegs. RPC VI online 3858; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG BnF -; SNG von Aulock -. 6.44gr, 22mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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