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LOT 3040
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Kleopatra VII Thea Neotera AR Tetradrachm. 51-30 BC.
Alexandria mint; dated RY 20 (33/2 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I to right, wearing aegis / [ΠΤΟΛΕΜ]ΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt, palm frond over shoulder; to left, L K (date) [above headdress of Isis]; ΠΑ to right. Svoronos 1834; SNG Copenhagen 416; DCA 70. Near Very Fine.(13.83gr, 26mm, 12h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman;
From Den of Antiquity Int Ltd, dealer's ticket included.
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LOT 3040
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Kleopatra VII Thea Neotera AR Tetradrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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