LOT 3090
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Kleopatra III & Ptolemy IX Soter II (Lathyros) AR Tetradrachm. Dated RY 9 (109/8 BC). Alexandreia mint.
Diademed head of Ptolemy I to right, wearing aegis around neck / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt; L Θ (date) to left, ΠΑ to right. CPE 1514; Svoronos 1670; SNG Copenhagen 353-5; DCA2 1133. Good Very Fine. Toned.(13.81gr, 24mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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LOT 3090
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Kleopatra III & Ptolemy IX Soter II (Lathyros) AR Tetradrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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Thrace, Maroneia AE 18mm. 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Wreathed head of Dionysos to right / Dionysos standing to left, nude but for chlamys draped over his arm, holding grape bunch and two narthex stalks; ΜΑΡΩΝΙΤΩ[Ν] downwards to right. HGC 3.2, 1541. 6.46gr, 18mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Ionia, Ephesos AR Hekte or 1/6 Stater. Circa 550-500 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Bee / Stellate pattern within incuse square. Karwiese I Series IIIA, 21; SNG Kayhan 1227-30. 1.70gr, 10mm.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
Acquired in London in 2011. Private collection, Switzerland. -
Phoenicia. Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel. 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £35
Galley to left, containing two hoplites with helmets and round shields; hippocamp to left below / Lion attacking bull to left. Cf. HGC 10, 139. 0.77gr, 10mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
