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Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy VI Philometor AE Obol. First sole reign, 180-170 BC. Cyprus mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ, eagle with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt; lotus flower in left field, EYΛ between legs; c/m: Seleukid anchor within rectangular incuse. Svoronos 1398 (Ptolemy VI with Eulaios); Lorber, Lotus Series VI.3; Weiser 152 (Ptolemy VI with Eulaios); SNG Copenhagen 294; Noeske -. 15.56gr, 25mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy VI Philometor AE 26mm. Second sole reign, 163-145 BC. Alexandria mint. Series 7B.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Head of Isis to right, wearing wreath of grain ears, and her hair in long curls / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle, with open wings, standing to left on thunderbolt; monogram to left. Svoronos 1384 (Ptolemy VI and Kleopatra I as Regent); SNG Copenhagen 279-87 (Ptolemy VI and Kleopatra I as Regent). 14.10gr, 26mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Cleopatra VII Thea Neotera AE Diobol-80 Drachmai. 51-30 BC. Alexandria mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Diademed and draped bust of Cleopatra to right / KΛEOΠATPAΣ [BAΣIΛIΣΣHΣ], eagle standing to left on thunderbolt; cornucopia to left, Π (mark of value) to right. Svoronos 1871; Weiser 183; SNG Copenhagen 419-21; Noeske 380-2. 18.02gr, 26mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII of Egypt Fourrée Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. 36 BC.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Winning Bid: £90
[BACIΛICCA K]ΛЄOΠA[TPA ΘЄA NЄധTЄPA], diademed bust of Cleopatra to right, wearing earring, necklace, and embroidered dress / ANTധNIOC AVTOKPA[TധP TPITON TPIധN ANΔPധN], bare head of Marc Antony to right. For prototype: RPC I, 4094; McAlee 174; Prieur 27; HGC 9, 1361. 12.02gr, 25mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Julia Augusta (Livia) AE Diobol of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 39 of Augustus (AD 9/10).
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Bids: 6 | Current Winning Bid: £80
Draped bust to right / L ΛΘ (date) within oak wreath. RPC I, 5042; Köln 37; Dattari (Savio) 66; K&G 3.7; Emmett 57.39. 3.41gr, 19mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Nero BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 3 (AD 56/57).
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Winning Bid: £5
NEP KΛAY KAIΣ ΣEB ΓEP AYTO, laureate head to right / ΠΡΟΝ ΝΕΟΥ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΥ, Nero seated to left, radiate and togate, holding mappa(?) with his extended right hand and vertical sceptre with his left, his feet resting on stool; L Γ (date) to left. RPC I 5203; Köln 121; Dattari (Savio) 200; K&G 14.9 corr. (obv. legend); Emmett 120.3. 6.14gr, 25mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine. Large areas of delamination.
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Nero BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 11 (AD 64/5).
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Winning Bid: £21
[ΝΕΡΩ ΚΛΑV ΚΑΙΣ] ΣΕΒ ΓΕΡ, radiate bust to right, wearing aegis / ΑΥ-ΤΟΚΡΑ, eagle standing to left on thunderbolt, palm over far wing; L IA (date) in left field. RPC I, 5283; Dattari 270; Emmett 118; Geissen 163. 12.75gr, 23mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Nero BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 12 (AD 65/6).
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Winning Bid: £5
[ΝΕ]ΡΩ ΚΛ[ΑΥ ΚΑΙΣ Σ]ΕΒ ΓΕΡ AΛ(?), radiate and cuirassed bust of Nero to right / ΑΥΤΟ-ΚΡΑ, bust of Alexandria to right, wearing elephant headdress; L IB (date) before. Cf. RPC I, 5289. 11.60gr, 23mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Nero, with Tiberius BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 13 (AD 66/7).
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Winning Bid: £21
[ΝΕΡΩ ΚΛΑΥ ΚΑΙ]Σ ΣΕΒ ΓΕΡ ΑV, radiate head of Nero to left, wearing aegis; [L] ΙΓ (date) to left / ΤΙΒΕΡΙΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑP, laureate head of Tiberius to right. RPC I, 5295; Dattari 185; Geissen 187-189. 12.26gr, 24mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Nero BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 13 (AD 66/7).
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 4 | Current Winning Bid: £29
NEPΩ KΛAV KAIΣ ΣEB ΓEP AV, radiate bust to left, wearing aegis; L IΓ (date) beneath chin / ΣΕBAΣTOΦOPOΣ, galley sailing to right, dolphins below. RPC I, 5296; Dattari (Savio) 264; Emmett 121.13. 12.86gr, 24mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Nero BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 14 (AD 67/8).
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Winning Bid: £5
[ΝΕΡΩ ΚΛΑY ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕB ΓΕΡ AY], radiate bust of Nero to left, wearing aegis; L ΙΔ (date) before / ΗΡΑ ΑΡΓΕΙΑ, veiled and draped bust of Hera Argeia to right. RPC I, 5309; Dattari (Savio) 235; Emmett 122.14; K&G 14.109. 12.88gr, 23mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Galba BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 1 (AD 68).
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Winning Bid: £10
[ΛΟΥΚ ΛΙΒ] ΣΟΥΛΠ ΓΑΛΒΑ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕB [ΑΥ], laureate head to right; L A (date) in lower right field / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΕ[Α], draped bust of Alexandria to right, wearing elephant skin headdress. RPC I, 5326; Köln 217; Dattari (Savio) 298-9; K&G 17.1; Emmett 170.1. 8.72gr, 24mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
