LOT 3089
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy VI Philometor AE Obol. First sole reign, 180-170 BC. Cyprus mint.
Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ, eagle with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt; lotus flower in left field, EYΛ between legs; c/m: Seleukid anchor within rectangular incuse. Svoronos 1398 (Ptolemy VI with Eulaios); Lorber, Lotus Series VI.3; Weiser 152 (Ptolemy VI with Eulaios); SNG Copenhagen 294; Noeske -. Good Very Fine.(15.56gr, 25mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3089
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy VI Philometor AE Obol.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Ionia, Ephesos AR Hekte or 1/6 Stater. Circa 550-500 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Bee / Stellate pattern within incuse square. Karwiese I Series IIIA, 21; SNG Kayhan 1227-30. 1.70gr, 10mm.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
Acquired in London in 2011. Private collection, Switzerland. -
Thrace, Byzantion AR Hemidrachm. Circa 386-340 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Forepart of bull to left atop dolphin; ΠΥ above, monogram to left / Ornamental trident. HGC 3.2, 1388.11, 1.67gr, 11mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Seleucis and Pieria, Apameia AE 16mm. Dated Year 8 of the Pompeian Era (59/8 BC).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Veiled bust of Demeter to right, wearing wreath of grain ears / AΠAMEΩN THΣ IEPAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY, grain ear between two poppies; to inner left, H (date); to outer left, MH. Lindgren I 2030; HGC 9, 1430 corr. (date). 3.64gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Rare.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
