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CNG 69, Lot: 738. Closing Date: Jun 08, 
  2005. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Cleopatra VII 
  Philopator. 51-30 BC. Æ Chalkous-Sixteenth Unit 
  (1.01 gm, 12h). Estimate $200 Sold For $400 

PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Cleopatra VII 
Philopator. 51-30 BC. Æ Chalkous-Sixteenth Unit 
(1.01 gm, 12h). Paphos on Cyprus mint. Diademed 
idealized head right / Eagle standing left on 
thunderbolt. Kreuzer p. 49, first illustration 
(this coin); Svoronos -; Weiser -; SNG Copenhagen 
-. VF, dark brown patina. ($200)

Kreuzer, in his book The Coinage System of 
Cleopatra VII and Augustus in Cyprus, assembles 
evidence pointing towards a later date for the 
small Ptolemaic bronzes in circulation on Cyprus, 
attributing them to Cleopatra VII, rather than the 
time of Ptolemy IV and Arsinoe III. 

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High bid of $400, $460 including 15% buyers fee, or approximately €324, £220, C$500, A$520, on June 8, 2005.

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