Lot 3541

Description

Egypt, Cleopatra VII (51-30 B.C.), AE 20 or forty drachms, issued 52-1 B.C., obv. bust of Cleopatra to right, rev. standing eagle to left, (S.7956, Sv.1872, SNG Cop. 422), with a fine or better portrait; Ptolemy II (285-246 B.C.), AE 22 or hemiobol, obv. Alexander the Great bust with elephant scalp to right, rev. eagle with open wings, (S.7780, Sv. 363); Alexandria, various issues in bronze of Claudius, (rev. hippopotamus) year 3 = A.D. 42-43, (BMC 98, Koln 78); Vespasian, (rev. Isis) year 3 = A.D.70-71 (BMC 262, Koln 287); another (rev. Sarapis), year 6 = A.D. 73-74, (BMC 257, Koln 300); other billon tetradrachms of late 3rd century (2); Roman and other coins (6) including Carausius and a damaged Egyptian scarab. Poor - fine. (14)