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LOT 2770
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (Physcon) AR Tetradrachm. Dated RY 35 (136/5 BC). Salamis mint.
Diademed head of Ptolemy I to right, wearing aegis around neck / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle standing to left on thunderbolt; L ΛE (date) to left, ΣΛ to right. CPE II 1389; Svoronos 1547, pl.liii, 16; SNG Copenhagen -. Good Fine. Very rare; only one example on CoinArchives (cgb.fr, Mail Bid Sale 36, 23 October 2008, 270).(10.73gr, 25mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 2770
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (Physcon) AR Tetradrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Lucania, Metapontion AE 16mm. Circa 225-220 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Head of Leukippos to left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet / [ΜΕ]ΤΑ, Demeter standing facing, holding long cross-torch in her right hand and resting her left on her hip; to left, barley ear. Johnston, Bronze, 67; HN Italy 1703; SNG München 1019; SNG ANS 561. 3.48gr, 16mm, 10h.
Good Fine. Rare variety with left facing head of Leukippos.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II AR Tetradrachm 359-336 B.C. Amphipolis mint. Posthumous issue. Struck under Kassander, circa 316-314 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Laureate head of Zeus to right / ΦΙΛΙΠ-ΠOΥ, nude youth, holding palm frond, on horseback to right; aplustre below, pellet-in-Π beneath raised foreleg. Le Rider pl. 46, 18; Troxell, Studies, Group 9, 323-5; SNG ANS 738-46. Slab: 62 grams, 85 x 60mm
NGC graded AU Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5 Fine Style (#8221307-001).
Acquired on the UK art market. Ex County Durham collector. Ex private collection, UK. -
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III AR Tetradrachm. Struck under Menes or Philotas, circa 327-323 BC. Tarsos mint.
Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, legs spread, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; plow in left field, pellet beneath left arm. Price 3016; Newell, Tarsos 25. 17.18gr, 25mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
