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Nomos 24

22 May 2022
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zurich

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Estimate: 1500 CHF
Hammer Price:  2600 CHF
Lot 264
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PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Ptolemy V Epiphanes, 205-180 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 28 mm, 14.10 g, 11 h), uncertain mint, probably in Cyprus, after 198. Diademed bust of Ptolemy I to right, wearing aegis. Rev. ΠTOΛEMAIOΥ BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; in the field to left, monogram of ΗΡ over a monogram of ΧΕΠΟ above NO. Apparently unpublished. At present unique. With a powerful and impressive portrait of Ptolemy I. Minor roughess, otherwise, extremely fine.



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Online bidding closes: 22 May 2022, 09:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 3 Jul 2025, 06:00:14 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:2600 CHF
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