Greek Silver & Bronze
This lot is not illustrated.
Lot 2238 Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $80
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $100
EGYPT, Kingdom of Cleopatra VII, (51-30 B.C.), AE 22, copper forty drachma, (10.59 grams), Alexandria mint, obv. diademed bust of Cleopatra VII to right, rev. eagle with closed wings, standing on thunderbolt, cornucopiae to left, to right M, around [K]LEOPAT[RAS BASILISSHS], (S.7956, Sv.1872, SNG Cop.422). Very good and rare.
This and the eighty drachma are the only issues from Egypt with a portrait of the famous and historical queen Cleopatra who was the wife of Julius Caesar and later Mark Antony. 480 bronze drachmas were the equivalent of one silver drachm at this time consequently this copper forty drachma piece circulated as a hemiobol.
Estimate / sale price does not include buyer's premium (currently 22% including GST) which is added to hammer price. All bids are executed on the understanding that the Terms & Conditions of sale have been read and accepted. For information on grading and estimates please refer to the Buying at Auction advice.
Quick find
View a lot by number and sale.
Adjacent lots
Lot 2236
EGYPT, Kingdom of, Ptolemy IV, (221-204 B.C.), large bronze, AE 36, AE 40, obv. diademed ...
Estimate $60
Lot 2237
EGYPT, Kingdom of, Ptolemy IV, (221-204 B.C.), AE 34, (27.33 grams), Alexandria mint, obv. diademed ...
Estimate $80
Lot 2238 This lot
EGYPT, Kingdom of Cleopatra VII, (51-30 B.C.), AE 22, copper forty drachma, (10.59 grams), Alexandria ...
Estimate $80
Lot 2239
EGYPT, Alexandria, Hadrian, (A.D. 117-138), copper drachm, issued year 6 = A.D. 121-122, (25.55 grams), ...
Estimate $60
Lot 2240
EGYPT, Alexandria, billon tetradrachms, Gallienus (A.D. 253-268), rev. Eagle standing right, palm behind, (year 13 ...
Estimate $50