452, Lot: 493. Estimate $200. Sold for $170. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Kleopatra III & Ptolemy IX Soter II (Lathyros). 117/6-108/7 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 13.70 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Dated RY 2 (116/5 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis / Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; LB (date) to left, ΠΑ to right. Svoronos 1660; SNG Copenhagen 348; DCA 60. Toned, light scratches and marks, struck from a worn obverse die. Good VF.
From the John L. Cowan Collection. Ex Heritage 231702 (12 January 2017), lot 62054.