Live auction - bgr_880186 - EGYPT - LAGID OR PTOLEMAIC KINGDOM - PTOLEMY IX SOTER II AND CLEOPATRA III Tétradrachme

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Estimate :	400 €
Price :	380 €
Maximum bid :	390 €
End of the sale :	09 April 2024 14:49:34
bidders :	3 bidders

Type : Tétradrachme

Date: an 8

Mint name / Town : Alexandrie, Égypte

Metal : silver

Diameter : 25 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 13,55 g.

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

Monnaie centrée. Joli portrait de Ptolémée IX, finement détaillé. Revers agréable. Patine grise

Catalogue references :

Sv.1669 (15 ex.) - Cop.352 - GC.7922 var. - MP.307 - BMC.-

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Tête diadémée de Ptolémée IX à droite avec l’égide.

Reverse

Reverse description : Aigle debout à gauche sur un foudre, les ailes entrouvertes.

Reverse legend : PTOLEMAIOU - BASILEWS/ LH/ PA.

Reverse translation : (de Ptolémée roi/ an 8).

Commentary

Pour l’an 8, Svoronos a recensé quinze exemplaires. Souvent ce type est donné pour l’atelier de Paphos alors que Ptolémée IX n’y règne qu’à partir de 106 avant J.-C. Trace de double frappe au revers sur la légende.