LOT 3068
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt. Time of Ptolemy VIII to Kleopatra III & Ptolemy X AR Drachm. Circa 117/6-107/6 BC.
Paphos mint. Draped bust of Dionysos to right, wearing ivy wreath; thyrsus over shoulder / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle standing to left on thunderbolt. Svoronos 1794; Olivier 2652ß65; SNG Copenhagen 639 & Supp. 1321-3. Near Very Fine.(3.22gr, 15mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 515, 4 May 2022, lot 292.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Auction 41, 19 March 1997, lot 1025 (as Ptolemy V).
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LOT 3068
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt. Time of Ptolemy VIII to Kleopatra III & Ptolemy X AR Drachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
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Euboia, Histaia AR Tetrobol. Circa 350-300 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Wreathed head of the nymph Histiaia to right, hair in sphendone / ΙΣΤΙ-ΑΙΕΩΝ, nymph seated to right on prow of galley; wing on prow. BCD Euboia 372; HGC 4, 1524. 1.95gr, 12mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Indo-Scythians, Azes AE 27mm. Circa 58-12 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Round module. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΟΥ, zebu standing to right on ground line; monogram above; a in Kharosthi to right / 'Rajadirajasa' in Kharosthi, lion standing to right on ground line; monogram above. Senior 102.110; HGC 12, 657. 13.00gr, 27mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Group of Four [4] Sasanian Kingdom AR Drachms. 5th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Various mints. 17.11gr total.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
