431, Lot: 282. Estimate $500. Sold for $1000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Kleopatra VII Thea Neotera. 51-30 BC. Æ Obol – 40 Drachmai (21mm, 9.08 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Diademed and draped bust right / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; cornucopia to left, M (mark of value) to right. Svoronos 1872; SNG Copenhagen 422–4. Near VF, earthen green-brown patina, area of weak strike. Earthen encrustation artificially applied--not suitable for encapsulation.