CNG 93, Lot: 627. Estimate $300. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (Physcon). 145-116 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.89 g, 11h). Alexandreia mint. Dated RY 27 (144/3 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; LKZ (date) to left, ΠA to right. Svoronos 1502; SNG Copenhagen 325; Noeske –; DCA 54. Near EF, toned, hairline flan crack, a couple faint scratches in fields.
From the Kelly J. Krizan, M.D. Collection.