Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 4257 Session 13 (2.30pm Thursday) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $400
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EGYPT, Kingdom of, Ptolemy VI Philometor, second sole reign, (163-145 B.C.), silver didrachm (6.63 g), Uncertain mint, possibly Cyprus or Pelousion, dated year 114 of the Ptolemaic era (146-145 B.C.), obv. diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis, dotted border, rev. eagle standing left on thunderbolt, around **BASILEWS PTOLEMAIOU*, P I**D* (date) across field, (S.7896, Sv. 1223, BMC 31, SNG Cop. 559, Morkholm NNA (1975-6, Nos.308-322, Hunter 2 [p.383]). Nearly extremely fine and a rare denomination.
Ex Elvira Elisa Clain-Stefanelli (1914-2001) Collection [as the Demarete Collection].
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