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LOT 2879
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Cleopatra VII Thea Neotera AE Diobol-80 Drachmai. Circa 51-30 BC.
Alexandria mint. Diademed and draped bust to right / BAΣIΛIΣΣHΣ [KΛEOΠATΡAΣ], eagle standing to left on thunderbolt; cornucopia to left, Π (mark of value) to right. Svoronos 1871; SNG Copenhagen 419-21. Near Very Fine. Heavily tooled and smoothed.(12.42gr, 25mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 2879
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Cleopatra VII Thea Neotera AE Diobol-80 Drachmai.
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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