Lot description:
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy II Philadelphos AR Tetradrachm. Gaza, dated RY 33 = 253/2 BC. Diademed head to right, wearing aegis / ΠΤΟΛEΜΑΙOΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ, eagle with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt; ΓΑ civic monogram above ΑV in left field; ΛΓ (date) above ΦΑ monogram in right field. CPE 693; Svoronos 831, pl. xxiv, 11; SNG Copenhagen -; BMC -; Noeske -; DCA 17; Hendin GBC 6, 6101. 14.18g, 27mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine; attractive old cabinet tone with hints of gold iridescence around the devices.
From the Pavlos S. Pavlou Collection, collector's ticket included;
Ex Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions, E-Auction 57, 25 March 2018, lot 74;
Ex Bonhams, 24 March 1999, lot 11 (part of).
Estimate: 250 GBP | |