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. -
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Group of Eight [8] AR Sigloi of Achaemenid Empire. 5th-4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Various types. 44.04gr total.
Fine to Very Fine.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios AR Tetradrachm. 323-317 BC.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Babylon mint. Struck under Archon, Dokimos, or Seleukos I, circa 323-318/7 BC. In the name and types of Alexander III. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΒΑΣIΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on high-backed throne, right leg drawn back, his feet resting on a low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; M in left field, ΛY beneath throne. Price 3692. 16.38gr, 26mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
