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LOT 2876
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (Physcon) AR Tetradrachm. 145-116 BC.
Alexandria mint. Dated RY 54 (117/6 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I to right, aegis around neck / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle standing to left on thunderbolt; L NΔ (date) to left, ΠA to right. Svoronos 1531; SNG Copenhagen 331; DCA 54. Near Very Fine.(12.81gr, 25mm, 12h.).
Provenance
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London.
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LOT 2876
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (Physcon) AR Tetradrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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