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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. temp. Ptolemy IX – Ptolemy X. Late 2nd - early 1st centuries BC. Æ (29.5mm, 12.02 g, 1h). Uncertain mint on Cyprus. Near VF.Electronic Auction 555 Greek, Bronze Sold For $ 250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. temp. Ptolemy IX – Ptolemy X. Late 2nd - early 1st centuries BC. Æ (29.5mm, 12.02 g, 1h). Uncertain mint on Cyprus. Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right; star to upper right / Two eagles, with closed wings, standing left on thunderbolt; transverse scepter in foreground. Svoronos 1876 corr. (star not noted); Paphos II –; Zapiti & Michaelidou –; SNG Copenhagen –; D. Wolf, “A metrological survey of Ptolemaic bronze coins – III.Cyprus 1st and 2nd c. BC” in RBN CLXVI (2020), p. 244, O, and pl. 5, 12. Rough dark brown surfaces, large flan crack. Near VF. Extremely rare, only one in CoinArchives, one noted by Svoronos, four noted by Wolf. |
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