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Egypt, Kingdom of, Ptolemy II, (285-246 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (14.12 grams), Tyre mint, issued year 30 = 256-5 B.C., obv. diademed head of Ptolemy I to right with dotted border, rev. eagle to left with closed wings, standing on a thunderbolt, to left club and Tyre monogram, around SWTHROS PTOLEMAIOU, (SNG Cop. 488, Sv.657, cf.S.7773). Nearly very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $170
Egypt, Kingdom of, Ptolemy II, (285-246 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (13.92 grams), Tyre mint, issued year 31 = 255-4 B.C., obv. diademed head of Ptolemy I to right with dotted border, rev. eagle to left with closed wings, standing on a thunderbolt, to left club and Tyre monogram, around SWTHROS PTOLEMAIOU, (SNG Cop. 491, Sv.658, cf.S.7773). Very fine/good very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $190
Egypt, Kingdom of, Ptolemy II, (285-246 B.C.), AE 28, Alexandria mint, obv. diademed head of Zeus Ammon to right, rev. eagle to left with open wings, standing on thunderbolt, in front shield with countermark of trident to right, another Ptolemy VI, (180-145 B.C.), AE 28, Alexandria mint, obv. Female head (Isis) to right, rev. as before with PA monogram before eagle, (S.7779, 7903, Sv. 581, 1384). Second very fine/fine other poor countermark fine. (2)
Estimate $60
SOLD $30
Egypt, Kingdom of, Ptolemy III, (246-221 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (14.12 grams), Sidon mint, issued year 3 = 244-3 B.C., obv. diademed head of Ptolemy I to right with dotted border, rev. eagle to left with closed wings, standing on a thunderbolt, to left SI above IH, G to right over monogram, around [SWTHROS] PTOLEMAIOU, (BMC 18, Sv.1028, cf.S.7810). Nearly very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $130
Egypt, Kingdom of, Ptolemy III, (246-221 B.C.), AE 34, (33.12 grams), Alexandria mint, obv. diademed head of Zeus Ammon to right, rev. eagle to left with closed wings, standing on thunderbolt, looking forward, cornucopiae in front, chi-rho symbol between legs, around BASILEWS PTOLEMAIOU, (S.7817, Sv.965, SNG Cop 174). Light porosity in places, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
Egypt, Kingdom of, Ptolemy III, (246-221 B.C.), AE 37, (44.65 grams), Alexandria mint, obv. diademed head of Zeus Ammon to right, rev. eagle to left with closed wings, standing on thunderbolt, looking back, cornucopiae over shoulder, below E between legs, around BASILE[WS] PTOLEMAIOU, (S.7815, Sv.974, SNG Cop 228). Weak in places, otherwise nearly very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Egypt, Kingdom of, Ptolemy IV, (221-204 B.C.), AE 35, (40.94 grams), Alexandria mint, obv. diademed head of Zeus Ammon to right, rev. eagle to left with open wings, standing on thunderbolt, looking behind, monogram qPYE between legs, around BASILEW[S] PTOLEMAIOU, (cf.S.7842, Sv.1140, only 12 reported). Nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Egypt, Kingdom of, Ptolemy V, (205-180 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (14.20 grams), Alexandria mint, obv. diademed head of Ptolemy I to right, wearing aegis, with dotted border, rev. eagle to left with closed wings, standing on a thunderbolt, to left around PTOLEMAIOU BASILEWS, (S.7856, Sv.1231, BMC 9 [p.100]). Toned, nearly extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $600
SOLD $650
Egypt, Kingdom of, Ptolemy VI, (180-145 B.C.), AE 30, (21.50 grams), Alexandria mint, obv. diademed head of Zeus Ammon to right, rev. two eagles to left with closed wings, standing on thunderbolt, looking forward, cornucopiae before, around BASILEWS PTOLEMAIOU, (S.7900, Sv.1424, SNG Cop. 308, BMC 24). Very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $30
Egypt, Kingdom of, Ptolemy XII (80-51 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, issued year 20 = 62-1 B.C., Alexandria mint, obv. diademed head of Ptolemy I to r., rev. eagle standing to l., on thunderbolt, LK before, (Sv. 1867, cf.S.7945). Weak in places, nearly very fine/fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Egypt, Vespasian, (A.D. 69-79), copper drachm, AE 36, (27.73 grams), Alexandria mint, issued year 3 = A.D. 70-1, obv. laureate head to right of Vespasian, around [AVTO K] KAIS SEBAO VES[PASIANOU], rev. in front L I, Nike head to right, (S.-, Milne 414, SNG Cop.172). Some surface defects, otherwise good fine and rare.
Estimate $80
SOLD $30
Egypt, Alexandria, various emperors, billon tetradrachms, Maximian (A.D. 286-305), rev. year 1 = 285-6, Eirene with olive branch and transverse sceptre another year 4 = 288-9, Alexandria with bust of Sarapis, (Koln 3279, 3299-3300, BMC 2551var., 2593, cf.S.4790), Constantius I Caesar (A.D. 305-306), rev. year 4 = 295-6, eagle with two standards, (cf.Koln 3352, Dattari 6099, S.-). Mostly very fine the last rare. (3)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Various Issues, Spain, Corduba, Augustus (27 B.C. - A.D. 14) AE 20, obv. laureate head of Augustus to left, rev. sacrificial cap and ladle, (Lindgren 88, SNG Cop. 467-9), antoninianii of Claudius II (A.D. 268-270) Antioch mint, obv. radiate head left, rev. Isis, SAL[VS AVG], (RIC 217), Probus (A.D. 276-282), obv. radiate bust right, rev. Laetitia stg., LAETITIA AVGVSTI, IIII in exergue (S.3354), Carausius (A.D. 287-293), obv. radiate bust right, rev. PAX AVG, (S.3580). All in packets with description, some carefully cleaned, otherwise very good - very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $30
Copies of Greek coins, all inscribed on edge COPY made from originals, decadrachm of Syracuse by Euainetos (S.953), tetradrachm of Rhegion (S.498), Acragas in Sicily (S.747), Magnesia in Ionia (S.4485), Antigonos Gonatas (S.6783), Seleucid of Cleopatra & Antichus VIII (S.7137). Very fine. (6)
Estimate $80
SOLD $100