LOT 2715
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy II Philadelphos AR Tetradrachm. 285-246 BC.
Tyre mint. Undated issue, struck circa 274 BC. Diademed head to right, wearing aegis / [ΠΤΟΛEΜΑΙOΥ] ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt; in left field, civic monogram of TYP above club. CPE 561; Svoronos 644; SNG Copenhagen 482-3. Near Very Fine. Banker's mark on obverse, zig-zag graffito on reverse.(13.58gr, 25mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 560, 17 April 2024, lot 274.
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LOT 2715
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy II Philadelphos AR Tetradrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £96
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Group of Seven [7] Ancient AE Coins. 3rd-1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Various types. 115gr total.
Near Fine to Near Very Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy III Euergetes AE Tetrobol. 246-222 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Alexandria mint. Series 4B. Laureate head of Zeus-Ammon to right, wearing taenia with basileion / [ΠΤΟΛ]ΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt, head to right; cornucopia bound with royal diadem across shoulders behind, E between legs. CPE B366; Köln 91; SNG Copenhagen 224-226 (Ptolemy IV); Svoronos 974. 44.60gr, 38mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
North Africa, Carthage AE 19mm. Circa 300-264 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Sardinian(?) mint. Wreathed head of Tanit to left / Head of horse to right. CNP 252; MAA 57. 4.91gr, 19mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
