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LOT 2867
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy IV Philopator AE Hemidrachm. 222-205/4 BC.
Tyre mint. Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon to right / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt; club to left, ΛΙ(?) between legs. Svoronos 1130; Weiser -; SNG Copenhagen -; cf. Noeske 95 var. (ΔΙ) Near Very Fine.(30.14gr, 34mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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LOT 2867
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy IV Philopator AE Hemidrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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