Nomos

Auction 22  –  22 June 2021

Nomos, Auction 22

Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Medieval and Modern Coins

Tu, 22.06.2021, from 4:00 PM CEST
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Description

PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Ptolemy III Euergetes, 246-222 BC. Drachm (Bronze, 42 mm, 72.03 g, 12 h), Alexandria, mid 240s-220s. Diademed head of Zeus Ammon to right, with ram's horn in his hair and over the diadem. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; in field to left, cornucopia; between eagle's legs, monogram of ΧΡ. SNG Copenhagen 171. Svoronos 964. Weiser 71. An attractive and impressive coin with an olive-brown patina and of unusually fine quality. Extremely fine.δδδδδδEx Sternberg XXIX, 30 October 1995, 143 and from the collection of M. Jungfleisch, Glendining & Co and Spink, 11 December 1975, 109.

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Price realized 3'600 CHF
Starting price 2'400 CHF
Estimate 3'000 CHF
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