Ancients
PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Ptolemy V Epiphanes (204-180 BC). AR tetradrachm (26mm, 13.64 gm, 1h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 3/5, scratches. Uncertain military mint in Phoenicia. Struck circa 202-200 BC. Diademed, draped bust of Ptolemy V right, seen from front / ΠTOΛEMAIOY-BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; M to left, NI between legs. Svoronos 1284. Rare. Choice detail and an expressive portrait.
From the Collection of a Philhellene. Ex From the John A. Seeger Collection (Classical Numismatic Group, Mail Bid Sale 76/2, 12 September 2007), lot 3117, with tag.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 1500-2000 USD