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LOT 2765
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy III Euergetes AE Tetrobol. Struck circa 246-222 BC. Alexandreia mint.
Laureate head of Zeus-Ammon to right / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt, head to right, cornucopiae bound with royal diadem across shoulders behind, E between legs. CPE B366; Svoronos 974; Köln 91; SNG Copenhagen 224-226. Very Fine.(42.35gr, 28mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 2765
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy III Euergetes AE Tetrobol.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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