| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 556 | Auction date: 21 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 154 Price realized: 225 USD (Approx. 209 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. temp. Ptolemy VIII – Kleopatra VII. Mid 2nd-1st centuries BC. Æ (11mm, 1.36 g, 12h). Paphos mint. Draped bust of Aphrodite right, wearing stephanos / Diademed cornucopia. Svoronos 1161; SNG Copenhagen 649–50 (Ptolemy IV); Paphos II 60–158 (Ptolemy IV). Glossy dark green-brown patina. VF. This issue has traditionally been attributed to the reign of Ptolemy IV, under the belief that the obverse bore a portrait of Arsinoë III. M. Kreuzer, in his book The Coinage System of Cleopatra VII and Augustus in Cyprus, asserted that the portrait was actually that of Kleopatra, and that the coins were struck on Cyprus. While the sizable number of these coins found in the Paphos excavations support their assignment to that mint, the identification of the portrait as Kleopatra was speculative. Cathy Lorber will address this issue in a chapter in the forthcoming Part II of her corpus on Ptolemaic coinage. There, she argues that the obverse cannot be a portrait of any Ptolemaic personage, but rather the portrait of the goddess Aphrodite. She also notes that the find data suggests a much later date than Ptolemy IV, in the mid 2nd to 1st centuries BC. Estimate: 150 USD |  |
Match 1:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 556 | Auction date: 21 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 153 Price realized: 650 USD (Approx. 604 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. temp. Ptolemy VIII – Kleopatra VII. Mid 2nd-1st centuries BC. Æ (14mm, 2.06 g, 12h). Paphos mint. Draped bust of Aphrodite right, wearing stephanos / Diademed cornucopia. Svoronos 1161; SNG Copenhagen 649–50 (Ptolemy IV); Paphos II 60–158 (Ptolemy IV). Glossy dark green-brown patina. VF. This issue has traditionally been attributed to the reign of Ptolemy IV, under the belief that the obverse bore a portrait of Arsinoë III. M. Kreuzer, in his book The Coinage System of Cleopatra VII and Augustus in Cyprus, asserted that the portrait was actually that of Kleopatra, and that the coins were struck on Cyprus. While the sizable number of these coins found in the Paphos excavations support their assignment to that mint, the identification of the portrait as Kleopatra was speculative. Cathy Lorber will address this issue in a chapter in the forthcoming Part II of her corpus on Ptolemaic coinage. There, she argues that the obverse cannot be a portrait of any Ptolemaic personage, but rather the portrait of the goddess Aphrodite. She also notes that the find data suggests a much later date than Ptolemy IV, in the mid 2nd to 1st centuries BC. Estimate: 150 USD |  |
Match 2:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 560 | Auction date: 17 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 292 Price realized: 130 USD (Approx. 122 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (Physcon). 145-116 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.36 g, 12h). Paphos mint. Dated RY 50 (121/0 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, aegis around neck / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, LN (date) above star above A; to left, ΠA above star. Svoronos 1526; Olivier 2215–6. (obv. die D372); Paphos Hoard 49 (same obv. die); SNG Copenhagen –; DCA2 1123. Flan flaws on obverse, some roughness on reverse. Near VF. Very rare date at Paphos for Ptolemy VIII, only two examples noted by Olivier, none in CoinArchives. Estimate: 100 USD |  |
Match 3:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 555 | Auction date: 7 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 233 Price realized: 375 USD (Approx. 350 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy VI Philometor. Second sole reign, 163-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.07 g, 12h). Paphos mint. Dated RY 23 (159/8 BC). Diademed bust of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; LKΓ (date) to left, ΠA to right. Svoronos 1435; Olivier 2069 (D348/R1164); SNG Copenhagen 619; DCA 46. Lightly toned, rough surfaces, some light scratches, small dig on reverse. VF. Estimate: 100 USD |  |
Match 4:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 558 | Auction date: 20 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 199 Price realized: 425 USD (Approx. 391 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy VI Philometor. First sole reign, 180-170 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 13.93 g, 12h). Paphos mint. Date RY 5 (177/6 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, aegis around neck / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; LE (date) to left, Π to right. Svoronos 1310; Olivier 1949–56 (obv. die D326); SNG Copenhagen –; DCA 40. Bright surfaces, some roughness, cleaning marks. Good VF. Estimate: 300 USD |  |
Match 5:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 555 | Auction date: 7 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 236 Price realized: 130 USD (Approx. 121 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (Physcon). 145-116 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 11.13 g, 12h). Salamis mint. Dated RY 49 (122/1 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, LMΘ (date) above kalathos with diadem; ΣA to right. Svoronos 1562; Olivier 696–723; SNG Copenhagen –; Paphos Hoard 29–32. Lightly toned, rough surfaces, scratches. Near VF. Estimate: 100 USD |  |
