The New York Sale 2026 Ancient & World

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1126 Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt. Ptolemy III Euergetes (246-222 BC). Gold Mnaieion – ‘Oktadrachm’ (27.9mm; 27.81 g). Alexandria, posthumous, struck under Ptolemy IV, 219-217 BC. Bust of the deified Ptolemy III right, wearing a radiate diadem and aegis, trident over his left shoulder – the middle prong ending in a lotus finial. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠToΛEMΛIoY, radiate, filleted cornucopia, ΔI below. Svoronos 1117; SNG Copenhagen 196, Boston MFA 2283 BMC 103; Kraay & Hirmer 803; Weber 8264. Typical die rust on obverse. In NGC holder graded AU ; Strike 4/5; Surface 3/5; brushed.

$20,000

NGC Certification Number 2174824-002

Ex ‘The Frederick S. Knobloch Collection of Ancient Greek Coins’, Stack’s, New York, June 10-11, 1970. Lot 671 Ex Stack’s, New York, November 29-30, 1990, lot 147

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