160, Lot: 91. Estimate $150. Sold for $126. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos. 285-246 BC. Æ Hemidrachm (33mm, 37.54 g, 12h). Alexandria mint. Struck circa 253-249 BC. Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings closed; cornucopiae to left;
DI between legs. Svoronos 1127 (Ptolemy IV); Weiser 50, 52; SNG Copenhagen 202 (Ptolemy IV). Good VF, hard, glossy, dark brown surfaces, slight die shift on reverse, test cuts.
From the Chris Blom Collection.