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LOT 2764
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy II Philadelphos AR Tetradrachm. Circa 275/4-272 BC. Alexandreia mint.
Diademed head to right, wearing aegis / ΠΤΟΛEΜΑΙOΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt; monogram above Galatian shield to left, E between eagle's legs. CPE 283; Svoronos 567, pl.xiii, 9; SNG Copenhagen 107-8; BMC 7-9; Noeske -. Very Fine.(13.62gr, 28mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 2764
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy II Philadelphos AR Tetradrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £325
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