LOT 2880
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; double cornucopiae to left, M (mark of value) to right. Svoronos 1872; Weiser 184-5; SNG Copenhagen 422-4; Noeske 383. Near Very Fine.(9.59gr, 22mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 2880
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Cleopatra VII Thea Neotera AE Obol-40 Drachmai.
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Kings of Armenia, Tigranes II 'the Great' AE Dichalkon. 95-56 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Tigranokerta mint; struck circa 80-68 BC. Draped bust to right, wearing five-pointed tiara / BAΣΙΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN TIΓPANOY, Tyche seated to right on rocks, holding palm; below, river-god Orontes swimming to right. Cf. Kovacs 89. 5.15gr, 21mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Euboia, Histiaia AR Tetrobol. Circa 196-146 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Wreathed head of the nymph Histiaia to right / The nymph Histiaia seated to right on stern of galley, holding stylis; wing on galley, IΣ[TIAI]EΩN around. BCD Euboia 430-431; HGC 4, 1525. 1.69gr, 14mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Ionia, Uncertain Mint El 1/6 of Stater or Hekte. Circa 600-550 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Head of lion with open jaws to right / Rough incuse square. Rosen 313; SNG Kayhan -; Weidauer -; Leu Numismatik AG, Web Auction 27, lot 632 (same dies; hammer: 2,200 CHF). 2.51gr, 11mm.
Very Fine. Double struck of obverse. Extremely rare.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
