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Hong Kong Signature Sale 3068 6-7 Dec 2018
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PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Ptolemy III Euergetes (246-222 BC). AV mnaieion or octodrachm (26mm, 27.78 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5. Posthumous issue of Alexandria, under Ptolemy IV, ca. 219-217 BC. Bust of the deified Ptolemy III right, wearing radiate diadem and aegis; trident over left shoulder, the central tine ornamented with lotus finial, dotted border / ΠTOΛEMAIOY-BAΣIΛEΩΣ, radiate and filleted cornucopia, one bunch of grapes hanging at side; ΔI below, dotted border. CPE 888. Svoronos 1117. Well-centered and struck with lustrous surfaces.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 20000-25000 USD
PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Ptolemy III Euergetes (246-222 BC). AV mnaieion or octodrachm (26mm, 27.78 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5. Posthumous issue of Alexandria, under Ptolemy IV, ca. 219-217 BC. Bust of the deified Ptolemy III right, wearing radiate diadem and aegis; trident over left shoulder, the central tine ornamented with lotus finial, dotted border / ΠTOΛEMAIOY-BAΣIΛEΩΣ, radiate and filleted cornucopia, one bunch of grapes hanging at side; ΔI below, dotted border. CPE 888. Svoronos 1117. Well-centered and struck with lustrous surfaces.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 20000-25000 USD