PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy V Epiphanes. 204-180 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.09 g, 12h). Salamis mint. Dated RY 24 (181/0 BC). VF.

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Lot: 212. Estimated: $ 150

Greek, 12h, Silver

Sold For $ 850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy V Epiphanes. 204-180 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.09 g, 12h). Salamis mint. Dated RY 24 (181/0 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, aegis around neck / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; caps of the Dioskouroi across upper field, LKΔ (date) to left; to right, ΣA above petasos. Svoronos 1348; Olivier 241–2 (D51/R131); SNG Copenhagen –; DCA 47. Light deposits, slightly weak strike. VF. Extremely rare, only two examples noted by Olivier (in Athens and New York), one additional in CoinArchives. There were no examples in the Paphos hoard.


Closing Date and Time: 16 August 2023 at 11:10:20 ET.

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