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LOT 3092
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Kleopatra III & Ptolemy X Alexander I AR Tetradrachm. Dually dated RY 12 of Kleopatra and RY 9 of Ptolemy (106/5 BC). Alexandria mint.
Diademed head of Ptolemy I to right, wearing aegis around neck / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt; to left, L IB (Kleopatra's RY date) above Θ (Ptolemy's RY date); ΠΑ to right. CPE 1518; Svoronos 1728; SNG Copenhagen 359; DCA2 1147. Good Very Fine.(13.48gr, 25mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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LOT 3092
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Kleopatra III & Ptolemy X Alexander I AR Tetradrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
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