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PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Arsinöe II Philadelphus (277-270/268 BC). AV pentekontadrachmon (50 drachm) or tetradrachm (half-mnaieion) (22mm, 13.87 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 3/5. Posthumous issue of Alexandria, under Ptolemy VI-VIII, after 193/2 BC. Veiled head of deified Arsinöe II right, wearing diademed stephane and horn of Ammon, scepter surmounted by lotus over far shoulder; K in left field, 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. Svoronos 1500. Very rare denomination for type. Struck from lovely high relief dies on satiny flan. Likely a very early issue, considering the fine style of the portrait.
From the WTR Collection. Ex Chrysos Collection (Nomos, Auction 13, 7 October 2016), lot 247, acquired in Geneva in 1980; Monnaies et Médailles, Auction 54 (26 October 1978), lot 401; Hess-Leu, Auction 45 (12 May 1970), lot 409; Hess-Leu, Auction 22 (4 April 1963), lot 107
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Estimate: 15000-20000 USD
PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Arsinöe II Philadelphus (277-270/268 BC). AV pentekontadrachmon (50 drachm) or tetradrachm (half-mnaieion) (22mm, 13.87 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 3/5. Posthumous issue of Alexandria, under Ptolemy VI-VIII, after 193/2 BC. Veiled head of deified Arsinöe II right, wearing diademed stephane and horn of Ammon, scepter surmounted by lotus over far shoulder; K in left field, 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. Svoronos 1500. Very rare denomination for type. Struck from lovely high relief dies on satiny flan. Likely a very early issue, considering the fine style of the portrait.
From the WTR Collection. Ex Chrysos Collection (Nomos, Auction 13, 7 October 2016), lot 247, acquired in Geneva in 1980; Monnaies et Médailles, Auction 54 (26 October 1978), lot 401; Hess-Leu, Auction 45 (12 May 1970), lot 409; Hess-Leu, Auction 22 (4 April 1963), lot 107
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HID02906262019
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Estimate: 15000-20000 USD