GREEK COINS. PTOLEMAIC KINGDOM OF EGYPT.
PTOLEMY II PHILADELPHUS, king, 285-246 BC. Mnaieion (octadrachm), gold, about 272-270. AV 27.82 g. ΑΔΕΛΦΩΝ Jugate busts r. of Ptolemy II, wearing chlamys and diadem, and of Arsinoe II, wearing veil and diadem; in outer l. field, Galatian shield. Rev. ΘΕΩΝ Jugate bust r. of Ptolemy I, wearing himation and diadem, and of Berenice I, wearing veil and diadem. Lorber, CPE I, 320, 313; SNG Cop. 132; Svoronos 603.
High relief. Good very fine