LOT 3091
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 standing to left on thunderbolt; L Θ (date) to left, ΠA to right. CPE 1514; Svoronos 1670; SNG Copenhagen 353-5; DCA2 1144. Near Extremely Fine. Attractive old cabinet toning.(13.97gr, 24mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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LOT 3091
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt; Kleopatra III & Ptolemy IX Soter II (Lathyros) AR Tetradrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
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Attica, Athens Fourrée Drachm. Circa 454-404 BC.
Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Head of Athena to right, wearing disc earring, pearl necklace and a crested Attic helmet adorned with three olive leaves and a pi-style palmette / ΑΘΕ, owl standing to right, head facing the viewer, olive sprig with berry in upper left field, all within incuse square. For prototype cf. HGC 4, 1631. 3.43gr, 14mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Kings of Parthia, Phraates IV AR Tetradrachm. Circa 38/7-2 BC. Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Uncertain date.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Diademed and draped bust to left / BAΣIΛEΩC BAΣIΛEΩN APΣAKOY EYEPΓETOY ΔIKAIOY EΠIΦANOYΣ ΦIΛEΛΛHNOΣ, Phraates seated to right on throne, receiving palm from Tyche standing to right, holding cornucopia, pellet between; uncertain date in exergue. Cf. Sellwood 51.43; cf. Callataÿ, Tétradrachmes 224. 9.20gr, 28mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine. Banker's mark on reverse.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Attica, Athens AR Tetradrachm. Circa 454-404 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Head of Athena with profile eye to right, wearing disc earring, pearl necklace and a crested Attic helmet adorned with three olive leaves and a pi-style palmette / ΑΘΕ, owl standing to right, head facing the viewer, olive sprig with berry and crescent moon in upper left field, all within incuse square. Kroll 8; Dewing 1591-8; SNG Copenhagen 31; HGC 4, 1597. 16.77gr, 25mm, 9h.
Good Very Fine. Rough surfaces. Some deposits.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
