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LOT 2875
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (Physcon) AR Tetradrachm. 145-116 BC.
Salamis mint. Dated RY 37 (134/3 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I to right, wearing aegis / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle standing to left on thunderbolt; transverse sceptre in background, L ΛZ (date) to left, ΣA to right. Svoronos 1550; BMC 27; SNG Copenhagen -. Near Very Fine. Very rare date. No other examples on CoinArchives.(11.52gr, 25mm, 12h.).
Provenance
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London.
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LOT 2875
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (Physcon) AR Tetradrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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