NumisBids
  
Roma Numismatics Ltd
E-Sale 81  25 Feb 2021
View prices realized

Lot 668

Estimate: 75 GBP
Price realized: 280 GBP
Find similar lots
Share this lot: Share by Email
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy I Soter Æ 13mm. Alexandria(?), 305-282 BC. Diademed head of Alexander the Great to right, with ram's horn at temple / [ΠΤΟΛEΜΑΙOΥ] BAΣ[ΙΛEΩΣ], eagle standing to left on thunderbolt, with wings spread, HP monogram in left field. CPE B80; SNG Blackburn 1150; Svoronos 239 var. (long-haired Alexander); SNG Copenhagen 59 var. (same). 2.08g, 13mm, 12h.

Near Very Fine. Rare.

Purchased from Forvm Ancient Coins.

Lorber notes that this series with the HP monogram might not have been minted at Alexandria, citing that they typically have Cypriot or Levantine provenances and that one example of a larger denomination is struck over a Cypriot issue of Demetrios Poliorketes.
Question about this auction? Contact Roma Numismatics Ltd