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Triton XXV 11-12 Jan 2022
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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy VI Philometor. Second sole reign, 163-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 14.21 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, aegis around neck / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; no control marks. Svoronos 1489; Olivier 3965–8 (obv. die D71); SNG Copenhagen 262–8; BMC p. 100, 3; Boston MFA 2291; Noeske 192–3. Old collection tone, patches of find patina and light deposits. Near EF. With a sculptural portrait and a beautifully detailed reverse.