LOT 3280
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy II Philadelphos AE Obol. Circa 260s BC. Alexandria mint.
Laureate head of Zeus to right / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ [ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ], eagle with wings spread standing to left on thunderbolt; to left, Galatian shield between two monograms; Λ between legs; c/m: incuse trident. CPE B190; Svoronos 581; SNG Copenhagen 129. Very Fine.(15.01gr, 26mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3280
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy II Philadelphos AE Obol.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III Fourrée Drachm. 336-323 BC. Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / Zeus seated to left on throne, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; uncertain symbol or monogram in field. 2.63gr, 15mm, 12h.
Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Cilicia, Kelenderis AR Stater. Circa 410-375 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Nude youth, holding whip, dismounting from horse rearing to right / ΚΕΛΕΝ, goat kneeling to left, head to right; all within shallow incuse circle. Casabonne Type 4; Celenderis -; SNG BnF 75 = Traité II, 1477. 10.75gr, 20mm, 2h.
Good Very Fine.
Swiss private collection, acquired in 1993. -
Justin II and Sophia AE 20 Nummi or Half Follis. Dated RY 10 (AD 574/5). Cyzicus mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
D N IVSTI-NVS P P A[VG], Justin II, holding globus cruciger in his right hand, and Sophia, holding cruciform sceptre in her right hand, seated facing on double throne; cross between / Large K between A N N O X (date); above, cross; below, KYZ. DOC 133; MIB 51a-b; SB 373. 7.25gr, 22mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the German art market before 2000. Private collection, South Germany.
