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                                Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 737. Closing Date: Jun 08, 
                                2005. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Cleopatra VII 
                                Philopator. 51-30 BC. Æ Dichalkon-Eighth Unit 
                                (1.99 gm, 12h). Estimate $300 Sold For $500 

                              PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Cleopatra VII 
                              Philopator. 51-30 BC. Æ Dichalkon-Eighth Unit 
                              (1.99 gm, 12h). Paphos on Cyprus mint. Diademed 
                              and draped idealized bust right / Double 
                              cornucopiae. Kreuzer p. 44, first illustration 
                              (this coin); Svoronos 1161 (Ptolemy IV); Weiser -; 
                              SNG Copenhagen 649. VF, dark green patina. ($300)

                              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. The evidence 
                              includes the discovery of a Ptolemaic mint at 
                              Paphos, striking these small coins at the very end 
                              of the Ptolemaic period.








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High bid of $500, $575 including 15% buyers fee, or approximately €405, £275, C$625, A$650, on June 8, 2005.

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