PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 222-205/4 BC. AV Mnaieion – ‘Oktadrachm’ (26.5mm, 27.78 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 210-205/4 BC. Good VF.

CNG Feature Auction 121
Lot: 590. Estimated: $ 30 000

Greek, 12h, Gold

Sold For $ 25 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 222-205/4 BC. AV Mnaieion – ‘Oktadrachm’ (26.5mm, 27.78 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 210-205/4 BC. Diademed and draped bust right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, eagle with closed wing standing right on thunderbolt; monogram to right. CPE 894; Svoronos 1139; van Driessche dies D1/R2, a corr. (not obv. die D1) = Hunt I 512 (this coin); SNG Copenhagen –; Adams III 2109; BMC p. 65, 33 = GPCG pl. 34, 26 = Kraay & Hirmer 806; Hunterian 12; de Luynes 3578. Some roughness and scrapes. Good VF. Very rare, only eight examples noted by van Driessche.

From the Father & Son Collection, purchased from ArtAncient. Ex collection of a Northern California Gentleman (Triton XXII, 9 January 2019) lot 421; Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection (Part I, Sotheby’s New York, 19 June 1990), lot 512; Numismatic Fine Arts II (25 March 1976), lot 324; Leu 22 (8 May 1979), lot 177.

This issue was previously thought to have been a posthumous coinage struck under Ptolemy V, but CPE now places it late in the reign of Ptolemy IV.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 121 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 6-8 October 2022. This lot is in Session Two, which will begin 6 October 2022 at 2 PM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.

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