Ancient Gold Coins
Lot 3031 SESSION 11 (9.30am Thursday) Ancient Gold Coins
Estimate $7,000
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SOLD $7,000
EGYPT, Kingdom of, Ptolemy I, (323-283 B.C.), gold pentadrachm, issued 284-283 B.C., (17.788 grams), Alexandria mint, obv. diademed head of Ptolemy I to right, with aegis, rev. eagle to left with closed wings, standing on thunderbolt, in front monogram **PAR*, around **BASILEWS PTOLEMAIOU*, (S.7757, Sv. 210 [p.36, Pl.VII, 7], cf.SNG Cop.106 [Ptolemy II]). Attractive good very fine and very rare.
Svoronos knew of only two examples of this variety. A similar example with an obverse metal flaw realised in our Sale 67 (lot 1583) a total of $10,135.
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Estimate $7,000
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