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348, Lot: 97. Estimate $75.
Sold for $45. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. temp Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (Physcon). 145-116 BC. Æ Chalkous (12mm, 1.82 g, 12h). Paphos mint. Diademed bust of Arsinoe III(?) right / Double cornucopia tied with fillets. Svoronos 1160; Weiser 96; SNG Copenhagen 648; Noeske –. VF, brown patina with patches of green and red, some smoothing.


From the J. P. Righetti Collection, 079.

Previously attributed to Ptolemy IV, but Cathy Lorber suggests that “the huge numbers found in the Nea Paphos excavations suggest it was a later issue, perhaps produced over a long period of time, circa second to first century BC(?).”

CNG is pleased to offer a large selection of Ptolemaic coins from the J. P. Righetti Collection. This group of coins is mostly comprised of diverse varieties of bronze issues from the beginning to the end of the Ptolemaic kingdom. The classification of many Ptolemaic bronze issues has been highly debated among numismatists, often with researchers publishing highly divergent attributions to various kings, and also in the naming of the denominations used. For this selection, we generally followed the attributions and denominations given on Dan Wolf’s website, www.ptolemybronze.com, who has been closely working with noted numismatic scholar, Catharine Lorber. The first of Cathy’s books on the Ptolemaic coinage, which will supplant the long outdated Svoronos, is imminently forthcoming, and we would like to thank her for reviewing this special offering. Her conclusions regarding each coin’s issuer, denomination, and mint are followed herein.