444, Lot: 237. Estimate $500. Sold for $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Kleopatra VII Thea Neotera. 51-30 BC. Æ (22.5mm, 5.84 g, 1h). Orthoseia mint. Dated Phoenician RY 2 (36/5 BC). Diademed and draped bust right / Baal of Orthoseia driving biga drawn by griffins right; LB (date) to left. RPC I 4501; HGC 10, 210; DCA 600. Fine, rough dark green-brown patina, numerous cleaning scratches, off center on reverse. Rare.