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Numismatic Auction 68  15 Aug 2017
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Lot 67

Estimate: 200 USD
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Ptolemaic Kingdom, Egypt. Ptolemy XI Alexander and Cleopatra IV. 106/5-101 B.C. AR tetradrachm (23.07 mm, 12.45 g, 12 h). Paphos mint, struck 105 B.C. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right / ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings closed; in field left: LIB / Θ (= yr. 12 / yr. 9 = 105 B.C.); in field right: ΠA monogram. . Svoronos 1728. near VF / VF, excellent original patina on reverse, obverse has been cleaned but is re-toning gracefully..

The double dating: "L IB / Θ" places this during the dual reign of Ptolemy XI and Cleopatra IV, at least in Svoronos.
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