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Gustav Philipsen

fl. 1909 · Denmark

Danish collector and numismatist, active in 1909.

Life and work

  1. 1909
    Copenhagen coin collector whose collection, including an obol of Evelthon of Salamis and a Lycian tetrobol with an ankh, was sold by J. Hirsch in 1909.

    Brett, Agnes Baldwin, 1876-1955, author; American Numismatic Society, issuing body, Symbolism on Greek coins

  2. 1909
    His coin collection in Copenhagen was sold on 29 November 1909; Cypriot coins from it are cited among the Cabinet des Médailles' acquisitions.

    Michel Amandry, Acquisitions récentes de monnaies chypriotes au Cabinet des Médailles (1992), p. 21

  3. 1909
    His Copenhagen collection of ancient coins was sold in 1909; lots included a silver didrachm attributed to Amathus (Epipalos) and a tetrobol attributed to Rhoikos.

    Sammlung Gustav Philipsen in Kopenhagen : antike Münzen von Griechland, Asien und Afrika (1909)

  4. Undated
    Amandry considered it highly probable that the obole was the specimen from the Philipsen collection.

    Michel Amandry, 1992, Acquisitions récentes de monnaies chypriotes au Cabinet des Médailles, p. 19

  5. Undated
    Offered or sold Evelthon obole (exemplaire Philipsen), ram head / croix ansée

    Michel Amandry, Acquisitions récentes de monnaies chypriotes au Cabinet des Médailles (1992), p. 2

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Sources

  1. 1.Michel Amandry, 1992, Acquisitions récentes de monnaies chypriotes au Cabinet des Médailles.
  2. 2.Brett, Agnes Baldwin, 1876-1955, author; American Numismatic Society, issuing body, Symbolism on Greek coins.
  3. 3.Michel Amandry, Acquisitions récentes de monnaies chypriotes au Cabinet des Médailles (1992).
  4. 4.Sammlung Gustav Philipsen in Kopenhagen : antike Münzen von Griechland, Asien und Afrika (1909).
  5. 5.Jacob Hirsch, Sammlung Gustav Philipsen in Kopenhagen (1909).
  6. 6.Dr. Jacob Hirsch (Firm), Sammlung Gustav Philipsen in Kopenhagen : antike Münzen von Griechland, Asien und Afrika (1909).

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