Ptolemaic Empire, time of Ptolemy VI -VIII (180-116 BC), gold mnaieion (octadrachm), Alexandria, diademed and veiled bust of Arsinoe II right with lotus-sceptre over far shoulder; Κ behind head, rev., ΑΡΣΙΝΟΗΣ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΥ, double cornucopia bound with royal diadem, 27.82g, die axis 12.00 (cf. Svoronos 1498-9; SNG Copenhagen 322;Troxell p. 67, 8), slight traces of mounting on edge, otherwise virtually as struck
(5000-7000 GBP)