Rare Kition Mint Tetradrachm
254, Lot: 146. Estimate $300. Sold for $1100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy V Epiphanes. 205-180 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.21 g, 12h). Kition mint. Dated RY 19 (186/5 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; Isis headdress and club to left, LIΘ (date) and KI to right. Svoronos 1364; SNG Copenhagen -. Good VF. Rare. A specimen in CNG E238 (lot 209) brought $1500.