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LOT 2870
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Time of Ptolemy VI to VIII AE 28mm. Circa 180-116 BC.
Alexandria mint. Series 7C. Horned head of Zeus-Ammon to right, wearing tainia with basileion / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙ[ΛΕΩΣ], two eagles with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt; double cornucopiae to left. Svoronos 1424 (Joint reign of Ptolemy VI and VII); Faucher & Lorber Series 7C; SNG Copenhagen 308-10 (Joint reign of Ptolemy VI and Ptolemy VIII). Very Fine.(23.14gr, 28mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 2870
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Time of Ptolemy VI to VIII AE 28mm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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