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Auction 114  28-31 March 2017
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Lot 4154

Starting price: 100 AUD
Price realized: 100 AUD
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Phoenicia, Simyra, (2nd century B.C. but maybe 37-6 B.C. as in footnote), AE 20, (6.87 g), obv. diademed head of Zeus to right, dotted border, rev. turreted and diademed bust of Tyche to right, small Z behind turreted head, all within wreath, (S.-. Lindgren and Kovacs A2138A, SNG Cop.-, BMC -, CNG 47, 591-592, CNA XI, 181). Very fine with a dark brown patina with earthen encrustation around the devices and very rare. Provenance - Ex Dr Adrian Carr Collection and purchased from Matt Kreuzer (Old Roman Coins). This is an interesting piece with a reverse that could be linked to Cleopatra. Matt Kreuzer dates the piece to 37-36 B.C, on the basis of the part listing to the similarity of portraits as seen in RPC 4782 from Damascus. Obviously very rare and if of Cleopatra it would be extremely noteworthy. It is this very coin that is depicted on the virtual coin index on the web and is ascribed to Cleopatra.

Estimate: 160 AUD
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