Lot 3559

Description

Ancient coins, an interesting group including several with notes on finds in Egypt from WWI presented in 1936 by Mr. H. Bothamby to Mr B.L. Hornshaw for his private museum in Drummoyne NSW; lot includes three coins, Egyptian AE of Ptolemy VI, AE 20 (2) with notes as found beneath Cheops Pyramid, (sent to me by sergeant S.D. Bobbie from Egypt 1916; and A Claudius Gothicus antoninianus; others Alexandria, Diocletian, billon tetradrachms from site of Temple of Leonus, (together with temple photos taken in 1917); 3 others from Gaza in Palestine; large bronze 33mm, Ptolemy IV, (221-205 B.C.), (37.31 grams), (S.7815, Sv.993, SNG Cop. 212); other Roman AE (8); Byzantine (2). Fair - very fine. (19)