PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy V Epiphanes. 204-180 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 13.71 g, 12h). Uncertain military mint in Phoenicia. Struck circa 202-200 BC.

CNG Feature Auction 118
Lot: 630. Estimated: $ 750

Greek, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 1 800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy V Epiphanes. 204-180 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 13.71 g, 12h). Uncertain military mint in Phoenicia. Struck circa 202-200 BC. Diademed and draped bust right / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; M to left, NI between legs. Svoronos 1284; Olivier 2759 corr. (dies D9/R28); Mørkholm, Portrait, Group XVII, dies A20/P55; SNG Copenhagen –. Lightly toned, rough surfaces, cleaning marks, scrape in field on reverse. Good VF. Very rare.

From the Father & Son Collection, purchased from Art Ancient, 2019. Ex Dr. Patrick H.C. Tan Collection (New York Sale XLII, 9 January 2019), lot 408 (hammer $1200); Hanberry Collection (Goldberg 96, 14 February 2017), lot 1903. Includes a Sotheby’s ticket numbered 512.

This tetradrachm was struck with dies that were also used to strike gold mnaieia (cf. Olivier 2750 = Leu 18, lot 279 = Hess-Leu 28, lot 317). In his die study, J. Olivier did not notice that his D14 = D9, nor that the reverse of his coin 2759 was struck from R28. Additionally, his coin 2760 is not struck from D14, but a new die.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 118 lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 13-14 September 2021. CNG Feature Auction 118 – Session Two – Greek Coinage Part 2 through Roman Provincial Coinage Part 1 will be held Monday afternoon, 13 September 2021 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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