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PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Arsinöe II Philadelphus (277-270/268 BC). AV mnaieion or octodrachm (27mm, 27.79 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 2/5, ex-jewelry. Posthumous issue of Alexandria, under Ptolemy II, ca. 263/2 BC. Veiled head of deified Arsinöe II right, wearing diademed stephane and horn of Ammon, scepter surmounted by lotus over left shoulder; no control mark, dotted border / APΣINOHΣ-ΦIΛAΔEΛΦOY, double cornucopia bound with fillet, containing pyramidal cakes, pomegranates and other fruits, grape cluster hanging from the rim of each horn; dotted border. CPE 369. Svoronos 408. Solidly struck on bright flan. Rare type with no control mark on the obverse. Only four examples in sales archives.
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Estimate: 7000-9000 USD
PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Arsinöe II Philadelphus (277-270/268 BC). AV mnaieion or octodrachm (27mm, 27.79 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 2/5, ex-jewelry. Posthumous issue of Alexandria, under Ptolemy II, ca. 263/2 BC. Veiled head of deified Arsinöe II right, wearing diademed stephane and horn of Ammon, scepter surmounted by lotus over left shoulder; no control mark, dotted border / APΣINOHΣ-ΦIΛAΔEΛΦOY, double cornucopia bound with fillet, containing pyramidal cakes, pomegranates and other fruits, grape cluster hanging from the rim of each horn; dotted border. CPE 369. Svoronos 408. Solidly struck on bright flan. Rare type with no control mark on the obverse. Only four examples in sales archives.
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HID02906262019
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Estimate: 7000-9000 USD