PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy V Epiphanes. 204-180 BC. Æ Obol (26mm, 11.06 g, 12h). Telmessos mint. VF.

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Lot: 354. Estimated: $ 150

Greek, 12h, Bronze

Sold For $ 120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy V Epiphanes. 204-180 BC. Æ Obol (26mm, 11.06 g, 12h). Telmessos mint. Horned head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing tainia / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; tripod to left. Cf. CPE p. 105, second paragraph; cf. Svoronos 791 (fine style); cf. SNG Copenhagen 476 (same). Dark green patina, light earthen deposits, some weakness to strike. VF.

Ex Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 118, 13 September 2021), lot 627; Classical Numismatic Group XXIX (30 March 1994), lot 382.

Cathy Lorber, in CPE, notes that there are obols of identical type to CPE B436, but of inferior style (as here), that are from a later issue, perhaps associated with Ptolemaic operations in the Fifth Syrian War.

Closing Date and Time: 4 January 2023 at 11:57:40 ET.

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