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Session Five - Tuesday, February 14th 10:00am PST
Enlargement
1897 Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy I Soter. Silver Tetradrachm (15.60 g), as Satrap, 323-305 BC
. Alexandria, in the name of Alexander III,
ca. 311/0-305 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, wearing elephant' s skin headdress, aegis around neck with tiny
in scales.
Reverse:
[
], Athena Alkidemos advancing right, wielding javelin and holding forth shield; in right field, Corinthian helmet right, HP
monogram,and eagle standing right on thunderbolt. Svoronos 170; SNG Copenhagen 27. Fine style and excellent metal. Old cabinet tone and
some scattered scratches.
Very Fine
.
Estimate Value ....................................................................................................................................................................... $1,000 - 1,300
The Hanbery Collection.
Enlargement
1898 Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy III Euergetes. Silver Tetradrachm (13.94 g), 246-222 BC
. Ptolemais-Lebedos in Ionia. Diademed bust of
Ptolemy III right, wearing aegis.
Reverse:
[
]
, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; in left field, N (retrograde) above
club; in right field, grape bunch. Svoronos 914, pl. XXVII, 10 (same dies).
Extremely Rare portrait issue of Ptolemy III.
Lightly toned.
Very
Fine
.
Estimate Value ........................................................................................................................................................................... $1,000 - UP
From the Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from F. Kovacs. Ex W. Wahler Collection (NFA XXV, 29 November 1990), 173.
Enlargement
1899 Ptolemaic Kingdom. Berenike II, wife of Ptolemy III. Æ (4.78 g), ca. 244/3-221 BC
. Uncertain mint in northern coastal Syria, ca. 244-
241 BC. Diademed and draped bust of Berenike II right.
Reverse:
[
], eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings dis-
played; in left field, EY. Svoronos 1056; SNG Copenhagen -.
Rare.
Reddish-brown patina.
Choice Very Fine
.
Estimate Value .............................................................................................................................................................................$250 - 300
The Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from F. Kovacs in the 1980s.