Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 576Auction date: 4 December 2024
Lot number: 241

Price realized: 90 USD   (Approx. 86 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy VI Philometor. First sole reign, 180-170 BC. Æ (14mm, 1.81 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Series 6E. Helmeted head right / Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; cornucopia to left. CPE II B642; Svoronos 1156 and 1157; SNG Copenhagen 239 (Ptolemy IV). Dark green and brown surfaces. VF. Rare.


Estimate: 100 USD

Match 1:
Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVIIIAuction date: 14 January 2025
Lot number: 402

Price realized: 3,000 USD   (Approx. 2,942 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 (27mm, 14.13 g, 12h). Uncertain mint in Cyprus. Dated year 102 of an uncertain era (171/0 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, aegis around neck / ΠTOΛEMAIOY ΣΩTHPOΣ, eagle with closed wings standing left on winged thunderbolt; BP (date, in monogram form) to left. Svoronos 1208; Olivier 219–23 var. (obv. die unlisted); DCA2 1161; SNG Copenhagen 556 var. (no E); BMC –; Boston MFA –; Noeske –; ANS inv. 1944.100.77215. Attractive even gray tone, with golden hues around the devices. EF. Rare, only five examples noted in Olivier, nine others in CoinArchives.

Ex Lugdunum 23 (14 December 2023), lot 82; Leu 45 (26 May 1988), lot 290.


Estimate: 1500 USD

Match 2:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 570Auction date: 11 September 2024
Lot number: 197

Price realized: 80 USD   (Approx. 72 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. temp. Ptolemy VI–VIII. Circa 180-116 BC. Æ (28.5mm, 23.16 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Series 7C. Horned head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing tainia with basileion / Two eagles with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; cornucopia to left. Svoronos 1424B (Joint reign of Ptolemy VI and VIII); Faucher & Lorber Series 7C; SNG Copenhagen 308–10 (Joint reign of Ptolemy VI and Ptolemy VIII). Earthen dark brown patina, some weakness to strike. VF.


Estimate: 100 USD

Match 3:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 570Auction date: 11 September 2024
Lot number: 196

Price realized: 150 USD   (Approx. 136 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 222-205/4 BC. Æ Triobol (34.5mm, 30.80 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Series 5C, circa 222-220/19 BC. Horned head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing tainia with basileion / Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; filleted cornucopia to left, ΛI between legs. CPE B494; Svoronos 1128; SNG Copenhagen 203–4. Dark green-brown patina, some earthen deposits. Good VF.


Estimate: 150 USD

Match 4:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 572Auction date: 9 October 2024
Lot number: 440

Price realized: 600 USD   (Approx. 547 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 222-205/4 BC. Æ Triobol (34.5mm, 34.15 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Series 5E, circa 219-205/4 BC. Horned head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing tainia with basileion / Eagle, with closed wings, standing left on thunderbolt; filleted cornucopia to left, Σ between legs. CPE B499; Svoronos –; SNG Copenhagen –. Red-brown patina, slight roughness. VF.

Ex Roma E-Sale 113 (28 September 2023), lot 339; Colletion of Hugo Harpur Crewe (1858-1905), Calke Abbey, Derbyshire.


Estimate: 100 USD

Match 5:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 574Auction date: 6 November 2024
Lot number: 168

Price realized: 750 USD   (Approx. 688 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 222-205/4 BC. Æ Drachm (41.5mm, 72.60 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Series 5C, circa 222-220/19 BC. Horned head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing tainia with basileion / Eagle, with closed wings, standing left on thunderbolt; filleted cornucopia to left, ΣE between legs. CPE B502; Svoronos 992; SNG Copenhagen 205–6. Dark brown surfaces. VF.


Estimate: 150 USD