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Obolos 12

31 March 2018
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Starting Price: 150 CHF
Hammer Price:  360 CHF
Lot 495

PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos, 285-246 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 24 mm, 14.21 g, 11 h), uncertain mint on Cyprus, possibly Paphos, c. 275. Diademed head of Ptolemy I to right, wearing aegis around his neck (not seen here). Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ Eagle, with closed wings, standing left on thunderbolt; behind, shield; to left, ΠT above YΓA monogram. Lorber 470. SNG Copenhagen 523. Svoronos 535. Rare; A toned example with a fine portrait of Ptolemy I Soter. Countermarked three times and with a test cut on the reverse, otherwise, nearly very fine.

From an old European collection formed before 2000.

Online bidding closes: 31 Mar 2019, 19:07:30 CEST Current Date & Time: 18 Apr 2024, 19:15:25 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:360 CHF by MailBidder9209 (6 bids)
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