Lot 107
PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Ptolemy V Epiphanes, 205-180 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 25 mm, 14.06 g, 12 h), Tyre, circa 202-200 BC. Diademed and draped bust of Ptolemy V to right. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ Eagle with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt; in field to left, club surmounted by city monogram; in field to right, NI; between eagle's legs, ΔΙ. Mørkholm, Portrait, pl. 23, 12. SNG Copenhagen 505. Svoronos 1297. Beautifully toned and with a very attractive portrait. Small scuff on the obverse and with a tiny test punch on the eagle, otherwise, about extremely fine.

From the collection of a European Connoisseur, formed before 2002, Morton & Eden 124, 26-27 September 2023, 559.


This piece belongs to a special series of Ptolemaic coins that, unusually, do not depict the founding father of the dynasty, Ptolemy I, but rather the currently reigning child king, Ptolemy V.
Estimate:
3500 CHF
Starting price:
2800 CHF
Current bid:
2800 CHF
Bid increment:
200 CHF
Minimum bid:
3000 CHF
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Time left:
Closing time: 19-Oct-24, 06:00:00 CEST
All winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee.

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