Roma Numismatics Ltd > Auction XXX | Auction date: 21 March 2024 |
Lot number: 704 Price realized: 750 GBP (Approx. 950 USD / 875 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy I Soter, as satrap, AR Tetradrachm. In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Arados, circa 320/19-311/0 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; AΛEΞANΔPOY to right, AP (civic monogram) in left field. Price 3426 (Byblos); Müller 1375 (same); Taylor W.H., On the Reattribution of some Byblos Alexanders to Arados II, AJN 32, Series 4 (unlisted dies). 16.79g, 27mm, 12h. Extremely Fine; small area of delamination on cheek, beautiful old cabinet tone. From the Pavlos S. Pavlou Collection, collector's ticket included; Ex Morton & Eden, Auction 72, 15 December 2014, lot 36. Estimate: 300 GBP |