Live auction - bgr_440932 - EGYPT - LAGID OR PTOLEMAIC KINGDOM - PTOLEMY II PHILADELPHUS Tétradrachme
You must signin and be an approved bidder to bid, LOGIN TO BID. Accounts are subject to approval and the approval process takes place within 48 hours. Do not wait until the day a sale closes to register. Clicking on "BID" constitutes acceptance of the terms of use of cgb.fr private live auctions.
Bids must be placed in whole Euro amounts only. The sale will start closing at the time stated on the item description; any bids received at the site after the closing time will not be executed. Transmission times may vary and bids could be rejected if you wait until the last second. For further information check the Live auction FAQ
All winning bids are subject to a 18% buyer’s fee.
All winning bids are subject to a 18% buyer’s fee.
| Estimate : | 850 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 12 September 2017 14:39:43 |
Type : Tétradrachme
Date: an 30
Mint name / Town : Sidon, Phénicie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 27,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 14,06 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan très large avec les grènetis visibles. Belle tête de Ptolémée complète à l’usure superficielle. Frappe un peu molle au revers. Patine grise superficielle. A été nettoyée anciennement
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire a été acquis en juin 1994 et provient de Conseils Placements
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Buste diadémé de Ptolémée Ier à droite avec l'égide nouée autour du cou.
Reverse
Reverse description : Aigle debout à gauche sur un foudre, les ailes entr'ouvertes ; dans le champ de chaque côté, les deux premières lettres de l’atelier, la date et un monogramme.
Reverse legend : PTOLEMAIOU - SWTHROS/ SI/ DI - L
Reverse translation : (Ptolémée le grand/ an 30).
Commentary
Nous n’avons pas relevé d’identité de coin pertinente. Un petit poinçon au droit devant le nez et un autre au revers derrière l’aigle ainsi qu’un dernier sur l’aigle.
We did not find any relevant die identity. A small punch on the obverse in front of the nose and another on the reverse behind the eagle as well as a final one on the eagle
We did not find any relevant die identity. A small punch on the obverse in front of the nose and another on the reverse behind the eagle as well as a final one on the eagle
Historical background
EGYPT - LAGID OR PTOLEMAIC KINGDOM - PTOLEMY II PHILADELPHUS
(285-246 BC)
Ptolemy II succeeded his father in 283 BC but he was already associated with business before that date. Married in 288 BC to Arsinoe, the daughter of Lysimachus, he married his second wife in 276 BC his sister, Arsinoe II. Daughter of Ptolemy I and Berenice, she had married successively Lysimachus, then Ptolemy Ceraunos, her half-brother, and was deified, identified with the goddess Hathor, when she died in 271 BC. Ptolemy issued an important coinage restitution to recall his memory. During the last twenty-five years of his life, Ptolemy II completed the Lighthouse of Alexandria.
Report a mistake
Print the page
Share my selection
Ask a question
Consign / sellRelated articles
Full data
Your Recently Viewed Items
MASSALIA - MARSEILLE Obole signée MA dans le favori AU
380.00 €
GALLIA BELGICA - REMI (Area of Reims) Potin au guerrier courant et “à l’él
80.00 €
GALLIA BELGICA - SUESSIONES (Area of Soissons) Potin aux animaux affrontés, cla
120.00 €
LOUIS XV THE BELOVED Écu aux branches d’olivier, buste lauré 1772 Limoges VF
75.00 €
2 francs Cérès, avec légende 1894 Paris F.265/16 MS63 NGC
180.00 €
Essai-piéfort au double de 10 francs Guiraud 1952 Paris GEM.182 EP MS
165.00 €
cgbfr.com numismatists
