Hi
I was just browsing
Forvm Ancient coins that are for sale. And I noticed:
"6869. Silver
tetradrachm, BMC-,
SNG Cop -,
gVF, Salamis,
Cyprus, 13.87g, 26.2mm, 40o, 177-176 B.C.;
obverse diademed
head of
Ptolemy I right wearing
aegis;
reverse PTOLEMAIOU BASILEWS,
eagle standing left on
thunderbolt,
owl in left
field, LE (regnal year 5) over SA (Salamis
mint,
Cyprus) in right
field;
superb portrait, fantastic
style, extremely
rare, possibly unique; $2000.00 ON RESERVE"
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However, I thought I have seen something similar
so I browsed
Svoronos and found this:
http://www.coin.com//images/dr/svoronos/svc045p001p.htmlNr 3 is most similar, however, the
portrait seems to be an older one. However, I think it is a variant.
What do you think ?
Best regards
Ingolf
ps. just a curiosity,
Svoronos thought that th coin was worth 30 franc (1904)