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LOT 3071
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Kleopatra VII Thea Neotera AR Tetradrachm. 51-30 BC.
Alexandria mint. Dated RY 16 (37/6 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I το right, wearing aegis / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle standing to left on thunderbolt, with palm over shoulder; to left, L Iς (date) above crown of Isis; ΠA to right. Svoronos 1830 (Ptolemy XIII); SNG Copenhagen 411; DCA 70. Very Fine.(13.60gr, 25mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceEx Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3071
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Kleopatra VII Thea Neotera AR Tetradrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
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Sasanian Kingdom, Peroz (Firuz) I AR Drachm. AD 457/9-484.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
AS (Aspahān) mint. Struck circa AD 458-465. Draped bust to right, wearing mural crown with frontal crescent and korymbos set on crescent, legends flanking; ribbons on shoulders; all within single border / Fire altar with ribbons flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; date to left, mint to right; all within single border. Cf. SNS type IIa/1d; Sunrise -. 4.10gr, 28mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
India, Post-Mauryan (Deccan). Satavahanas (Andhras), Sri Satakarni BI Karshapana. Circa 70-60 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Elephant with raised trunk standing to right; legend in Brahmi above / Satavahana symbol. AICR 675; MACW 4941-52. 2.13gr, 19mm.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
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Kingdom of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios AR Drachm. 323-317 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Sardeis mint; struck under Menander or Kleitos, circa 322-319 BC. In the types of Alexander III. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, his feet resting on a low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; to left, TI; beneath throne, torch. Price P96. 4.11gr, 17mm, 12h
Near Very Fine. Very Rare.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
