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Nomos 20

10 July 2020
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zurich

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Estimate: 2750 CHF
Hammer Price:  9000 CHF
Lot 290

PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Ptolemy V Epiphanes, 205-180 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 28 mm, 13.99 g, 12 h), Soli in Cilicia. Jugate busts to right of Serapis, laureate, bearded and draped, and Isis, crowned, diademed and draped. Rev. ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ Eagle with closed wings standing on thunderbolt to left, his head turned back to right, with cornucopia at his shoulder; in field to left, owl facing to left above ME; in field to right, AP. Landvatter 94-96 var (O32/R-). Svoronos 1136 var. Very rare, apparently unpublished. Very attractive, well-struck and sharp. Some minor marks and light traces of double-striking on the obverse, otherwise, extremely fine.



What is particularly interesting about this coin, aside from its new reverse, designed for the mint of Soli, is the fact that the state of the obverse die (Landvatter O32) is much fresher than when it was used to strike L 94-96, thus placing the present coin as the first in the series.

Online bidding closes: 10 Jul 2020, 10:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 28 Mar 2024, 13:13:22 CET Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:9000 CHF

Pre-Bidding closes on 10 Juli 2020 at 10:00 CEST. Live bidding starts at 14:00 CET and is EXCLUSIVELY available on biddr. Separate registration is required.

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