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LOT 3285
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.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3285
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy VI Philometor AE Obol.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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