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 Six [6] Eastern mints AR Coins. 5th-4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Including fractions from Arabia, Judaea and a reproduction. 18.25gr total.
Near Very Fine to Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Lucania, Metapontion AE 17mm. Circa 250-207 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Helmetted head of Leukippos to right / Demeter standing facing, head to right, holding long-cross torch; META downwards to right. Johnston, Bronze 66; HN Italy 1702; HGC 1, 1099. 5.38gr, 17mm, 10h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Thrace, Byzantion in alliance with Kalchedon AE 25mm. 300-200 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Veiled head of Demeter to right / ΒΥZΑN ΚΑΛΧΑ, Poseidon seated to right, holding aphlaston with right hand and transverse trident with left; ΠΑΡ monogram in inner right field. Schönert-Geiss 1271-5; HGC 3.2, 1428. 9.71gr, 25mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
