Details
LOT 3265
Phoenicia, Marathos AE 20mm. Dated CY 87(?) (173/2 BC).
Laureate and draped bust of Ptolemy VI (?) as Hermes to right, with kerykeion over left shoulder / Marathos advancing to left, holding aphlaston in his right hand; to right, 'Amrit' in Phoenician; to left, 'year 87(?)' in Phoenician. DCA 832; HGC 10, 194. Very Fine.(5.88gr, 20mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
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