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PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphus (285/4-246 BC), with Arsinöe II, Ptolemy I, and Berenice I. AV mnaieion or octodrachm (28mm, 27.82 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5. Alexandria, ca. 285-272 BC. AΔEΛΦΩN, jugate right busts of Ptolemy II and Arsinöe II; Ptolemy is diademed and draped, Arsinöe is diademed and veiled; Galatian shield to left, dotted border / ΘEΩN, jugate right busts of Ptolemy I and Berenice I; Ptolemy is diademed and draped, Berenice is diademed and veiled; dotted border. CPE 313. Svoronos 603. Bright and lustrous, with fantastic eye appeal.
The first mnaieions carried four royal portraits: Ptolemy II and his sister-wife on the obverse with the epithet adelphon ("sibling lovers"), backed with the portraits of his parents, Ptolemy I Soter and Berenice I, now identified as theon ("gods").
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Estimate: 10000-15000 USD
PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphus (285/4-246 BC), with Arsinöe II, Ptolemy I, and Berenice I. AV mnaieion or octodrachm (28mm, 27.82 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5. Alexandria, ca. 285-272 BC. AΔEΛΦΩN, jugate right busts of Ptolemy II and Arsinöe II; Ptolemy is diademed and draped, Arsinöe is diademed and veiled; Galatian shield to left, dotted border / ΘEΩN, jugate right busts of Ptolemy I and Berenice I; Ptolemy is diademed and draped, Berenice is diademed and veiled; dotted border. CPE 313. Svoronos 603. Bright and lustrous, with fantastic eye appeal.
The first mnaieions carried four royal portraits: Ptolemy II and his sister-wife on the obverse with the epithet adelphon ("sibling lovers"), backed with the portraits of his parents, Ptolemy I Soter and Berenice I, now identified as theon ("gods").
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-ptolemaic-egypt-ptolemy-ii-philadelphus-285-4-246-bc-with-arsinoe-ii-ptolemy-i-and-berenice-i-av-mnai/a/3089-31037.s?type=CoinArchives3089
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 10000-15000 USD