LOT 2720
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy III Euergetes AR Tetradrachm. 246-222 BC.
Gaza mint. Dated RY 23 (225/4 BC). Diademed head to right, wearing aegis / [ΠΤΟΛEΜΑΙOΥ ΣΩΤ]ΗΡΟΣ, eagle with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt; mint monogram of ΓA to left; to right, KΓ (date) above monogram of MHT. CPE 885a; Svoronos 821 var. (monogram); SNG Copenhagen Supp. 1283-4; DCA2 1081. Very Fine.(13.75gr, 26mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 561, 1 May 2024, lot 305.
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LOT 2720
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy III Euergetes AR Tetradrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
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Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy II Philadelphos AR Tetradrachm. 285-246 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £96
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. 13.58gr, 25mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Banker's mark on obverse, zig-zag graffito on reverse.
From 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. -
Sicily, Katane ΑΕ 25mm. Circa 210-200 BC.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
Janiform head of Serapis wearing kalathos, monograms flanking / [ΚΑΤΑ]-ΝΑΙ-Ω[Ν], Demeter standing to left, holding grain ears and torch. CNS III, 14; HGC 2, 619. 9.42gr, 26mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex West Country, UK, collection. -
Cilicia, Seleukeia ad Kalykadnon AE 22mm. Circa 2nd-1st centuries BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
ΠΟΛΕΜΑΡΧΟΣ (Polemarchos), magistrate. Laureate and draped bust of Artemis (or Apollo) to right, with bow and quiver at shoulder; AΘH (retrograde) behind, palm branch before / Athena Nikephoros standing to left, holding shield; ΠΟΛΕΜΑΡ-ΧΟΥ downwards in two vertical lines to right, CΕΛΕΥΚ-ΕΩΝ downwards in two vertical lines to left. SNG Levante -; SNG Levante Supp. -; SNG BnF -; BMC Lycaonia 15. 6.83gr, 22mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Very rare.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
