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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Kingdom of Macedon, Kassander AR Tetradrachm. Struck circa 307-297 BC. Amphipolis mint. In the name and types of Alexander III.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, his feet resting on low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; in left field, Λ above torch; monogram of MI beneath throne. Price 456; Ehrhardt 34. 17.07gr, 26mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Seleukid Empire, Demetrios II Nikator AR Tetradrachm. Struck 129-128 BC. Antioch on the Orontes mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Diademed and bearded head to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΘΕΟΥ ΝΙΚΑ-ΤΟΡΟΣ, Zeus seated to left, holding Nike in his right hand and long sceptre with his left; Ξ to outer left, Δ beneath throne. SC 2166.2a; HGC 9, 1117b corr. (photo marked 1117a). 14.00gr, 30mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Toned, areas of roughness and delaminations.
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
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Group of Four [4] Sasanian Kingdom AR Drachms. 5th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Various mints and dates. 15.56gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired on the UK market circa 2015. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
