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.).
ProvenanceAcquired 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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Phrygia, Apameia AE 23mm. Circa 88-40 BC. ΑΝΤΙΦΩΝ ΜΕΝΕΚΛΕΟΥΣ (Antiphon, son of Menekles), magistrate.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet / AΠAME[ΩN], eagle, with star above, alighting on base of maeander pattern flanked by caps of the Dioscuri; ΑΝΤΙΦΩΝ ΜΕΝΕΚΛΕ[ΟΥΣ] below. SNG Copenhagen 164; HGC 7, 670. 10.10gr, 23mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Islands off Mysia, Pordosilene AR Hemidrachm. Circa 427-405 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Head of young male to right, wearing tainia / ΠΟΡΔ, panther standing to right within incuse square. Erol-Özdizbay 2; S&B 2; HGC 6, 1097. 1.95gr, 11mm, 2h.
Good Very Fine. Nicely toned with hints of golden iridescence.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Kingdom of Macedon, Time of Philip V to Perseus AE Unit. 187-168 BC. Amphipolis mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Head of river god Strymon to right, wearing grain wreath / MAKE-ΔONΩN, ornamented trident head; monogram to left and right. HGC 3.1, 334. 7.45gr, 21mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
