Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Arsinoe II, wife of Ptolemy II AV Mnaieon (Oktadrachm). Struck under Ptolemy V. Alexandria, circa 204-180 BC. Veiled head right wearing ram's horn and stephane; lotus-tipped sceptre in background, Λ to left / APΣINOHΣ ΦIΛAΔEΛΦOY, double cornucopiae bound with fillet, grape bunches hanging at sides. Svoronos 1165 (Ptolemy IV); SNG Copenhagen -; Noeske -; Athena Fund I 83 (Ptolemy IV); Boston MFA 2285-6 (Ptolemy IV); BMC 35; Consul Weber 4498; Hunterian 24. 27.79g, 28mm, 11h.
Near Mint State; wonderful lustre. Very Rare.
From a private North American collection;
Privately purchased from Freeman & Sear, 2009;
Sold privately by Numismatic Fine Arts (Beverly Hills, CA), 1990.