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LOT 3287
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Cleopatra VII Thea Neotera AE Diobol-80 Drachmai. 51-30 BC. Alexandria mint.
Diademed and draped bust of Cleopatra to right / KΛEOΠATPAΣ [BAΣIΛIΣΣHΣ], eagle standing to left on thunderbolt; cornucopia to left, Π (mark of value) to right. Svoronos 1871; Weiser 183; SNG Copenhagen 419-21; Noeske 380-2. Near Very Fine.(18.02gr, 26mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3287
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Cleopatra VII Thea Neotera AE Diobol-80 Drachmai.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
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