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]
ProvenanceProperty 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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Boeotia, Thebes AR Quarter Stater or Hemidrachm. Circa 458-456 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Struck after the battle of Oenophyta 457 BC. Aeginetic Standard. Volute krater decorated with parallel circle lines, Ǝ-Θ flanking / Quadripartite incuse square. Unpublished in the most references; for a similar specimen see Traité III, p.220, 205 / pl.CXCIX, 1 (diobol). 3.09gr, 14mm
Very Fine. Toned. The only known issue of this short period of Theban coinage and possibly unique.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
This very special coin struck during the short period after the end of the Persian Wars (478 BC) and up to the Battle of Oenophyta (457 BC), when after the conflict between the Thebans and the Athenians, the latter managed to regain control of Boeotia and Phocis. This was the period of transition of Theban coinage from the early period, when the multiple variations of the incuse on the reverse were replaced by the krater depiction, characteristic for all the denominations. Abandoned is the local use of the initial Theta ⴲ in its classical form ϴ. The only known similar example of Traité depicts a krater with the leaf of an ivy, a symbol of Dionysian worship, hanging from its left handle. Its incuse in the form of a swastika reminds those of the archaic coinage of Corinth and probably dates earlier than our example. -
North Africa, Carthage AR Quarter Shekel. Circa 215-205 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Uncertain Punic mint in Bruttium (or Lokris?) under Carthaginian occupation. Head of Tanit to left, wearing wreath of grain ears and single pendant earring / Horse standing to right. HN Italy 2020; Müller 86; SNG Copenhagen 369. 1.79gr, 14mm, 9h
Very Fine. Toned.
From Den of Antiquity Int Ltd, ticket included; Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
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Macedon under Roman rule, First Meris AR Tetradrachm. Circa 167-149 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £325
Amphipolis mint. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis to right; bow and quiver at shoulder; all within the centre of Macedonian shield / ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΗΣ, horizontal club; AΘ monogram above and ΑΧΕ monogram and E below, all within oak wreath tied at left; thunderbolt in outer left field. AMNG III/1 168; Prokopov, Silver, Group I.A, 29; SNG Copenhagen -; HGC 3, 1103. 16.80gr, 32mm, 9h
Near Very Fine. Nice old cabinet tone with light golden iridescence around the devices. Very rare with these monograms.
Ex German art market, 2000s; Acquired from a EU collector living in London; From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
