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Egypt, Kingdom of, Cleopatra VII, (51-30 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, issued year 16 = 37-36 B.C., (13.850 grams), Alexandria mint, obv. head of Ptolemy XII to right wearing aegis, rev. eagle to left with closed wings, standing on thunderbolt, in front LIS over head-dress of Isis, around **[PTOLEMAIOU BASILEWS]*, to right **PA*, (S.7951-3, Sv. 1830, SNG Cop 411, Pitchfork 157). Dark tone, small flan, otherwise very fine, scarce; the last Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt.
Estimate $150
SOLD $320
Egypt, Alexandria, Nero, (A.D. 54-68), billon tetradrachm, year 11 = A.D. 64-65, (11.465 grams), obv. radiate bust of Nero to right wearing aegis, around NEP**W KLAU KA[IS S]EB GER*, rev. LIA to left, eagle standing to left, holding palm, around AY [TOKPA], (S.-, BMC 165, Milne 228ff., Koln 163-6). Good fine with weak legends, scarce.
Estimate $70
SOLD $0
Egypt, Alexandria, Claudius II, (A.D. 268-270), billon tetradrachm, year 1 = A.D. 268-269, (11.624 grams), obv. laureate and cuirassed bust of Claudius II to right, around AVT K **KLA VDIO* C CEB, rev. L A to left, Selene bust to right, ring around, (cf.S.4743, BMC 2309, Milne 4195, Koln 3025). Nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $260
Egypt, assorted copper, including Ptolemy IV, AE 38 (221-205 B.C), Alexandria mint (S.7815, SNG Cop. 224-6); Ptolemy VI, AE 20, (180-145 B.C.), Alexandria mint, (S.7900, SNG Cop. 311-320); Ptolemy VIII, AE 27 (145-116 B.C.) Alexandria mint, obv. head of Alexander the Great in elephant skin, (S.-, SNG Cop. 335); Ptolemy II, AE 16 (SNG Cop. 166) and Claudius year 10 = A.D.49-50, AE 25, rev. Nilus, (Koln 98, BMC 81 var.). Very good - fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Greek, provincial coins in copper mostly from the Eastern Mediterranean, includes Antioch issues of Claudius, Nero, Domitian, Antoninus Pius, Elagabalus, Caracalla, Julia Mamaea (BMC 490), Philip I; others from Ascalon, Antoninus Pius for Emisa (2), Laodicea ad Mare, etc. Mostly good - very good, several scarce. (18)
Estimate $120
SOLD $210