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.).
ProvenanceUK 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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Skythia, Olbia Cast AE Dolphin. Circa 500-450/25 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Dolphin / Dolphin. SNG Stancomb 334-337; SNG BM Black Sea 359-367. 2.43gr, 31mm x 11mm.
Very Fine.
Acquired Munich, Germany, in the early 1990s. From a private German collection. Property of a Kent, UK, lady collector since 2015.
The method of casting this unique type of coin was adopted by the Gallic Celts who originally came from this region. Dolphins were generally struck in the form of a tree attached to the tail, although some examples appear to have been cast individually. -
Bithynia, Kalchedon AR Stater. Circa 367-340 BC.
Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Rhodian standard. Bull standing to left on grain ear right; KAΛX above, BA monogram to left / Quadripartite incuse square with stippled surface. SNG von Aulock 486. 14.72gr, 21mm.
Near Very Fine.
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London. -
Caria, Mylasa AR Tetartemorion. Circa 420-390 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Milesian standard. Forepart of lion to right, head, with open jaws, turned back / Male head (Apollo?) facing slightly to left. SNG Kayhan 837-8. 0.29gr, 6mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Toned. Rare.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
