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LOT 3072

Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Cleopatra VII Thea Neotera AE Obol-40 Drachmai. Circa 51-30 BC.

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. Near Very Fine. Tooled.(9.47gr, 21mm, 12h.).

Provenance

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

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Obol of Queen Cleopatra VII

LOT 3072

Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Cleopatra VII Thea Neotera AE Obol-40 Drachmai.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £598

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