GP88276. Bronze obol, Lorber CPE B487; Svoronos 871; Weiser 103; SNG Cop 443; BMC Cyrenaica p. 83, 44; SNG Milan 449, VF, scratches, some corrosion, small edge cracks, smoothing on reverse, central cavities, Kyrene (near Shahhat, Libya) mint, weight 7.223g, maximum diameter 21.9mm, die axis 0
o, c. 245 - 140 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Ptolemy I Soter right, wearing aegis, central impression; reverse ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ (King Ptolemy), head of Libya right, wearing tainia and necklace, hair in formal curls down neck, double cornucopia below chin, central impression; ex Ora Eads Collection; ex CNG Sale 41 (19 Mar 1997), lot 1035 (part of);
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