LOT 2718
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy II Philadelphos AR Tetradrachm. Circa 275/4-272 BC.
Alexandria mint. Diademed head to right, wearing aegis / ΠΤΟΛEΜΑΙOΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt; monogram above Galatian shield to left, O between eagle's legs. CPE 295; Svoronos 584; SNG Copenhagen 110. Very Fine.(13.43gr, 28mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 2718
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy II Philadelphos AR Tetradrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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Edom (Idumaea) or Arabia, Lihyan AR Drachm. Circa 350-250 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Stylised helmetted head of Athena to right; O to upper right (= 'ayin?) / Incuse owl standing to right, head facing; to left, head of ram downward; Aramaic m'rb or m'db to right; all within incuse square. Huth 35 = NAC 46, lot 295; CNG 193, lot 124. 4.03gr, 13mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Heavily scratched. Extremely rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Triton XXVII Online Sessions, 17 January 2024, lot 5325. -
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Group of Twenty-Three [23] Ancient AE Coins. Circa 2nd century BC-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Various types. 139gr total.
Near Fine to Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Darius II to Artaxerxes II AR Siglos. Circa 420-375 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes or subsidiary mint. Type IV (middle) B. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding dagger in right hand, bow in left / Oblong incuse punch. Carradice Type IV, Group B; BMC Arabia pl. XXVII, 7. 5.34gr, 15mm.
Near Very Fine.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
