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LOT 3406
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.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3406
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Cleopatra VII Thea Neotera AE Obol-40 Drachmai.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
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