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PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Arsinöe II Philadelphus (277-270/268 BC). AR decadrachm (33mm, 34.20 gm, 12h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 2/5. Posthumous issue of Alexandria under Ptolemy II, ca. 249/8-246/5 BC. Veiled head of the deified Arsinöe right, wearing stephane and horn of Ammon, scepter surmounted by lotus over left shoulder; II 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. CPE 351. Svoronos 944. Excellent centering. Highly contrasting toning around the bright devices and fields.
Ex Morton & Eden, Auction 100 (2 May 2019), lot 307
The ostentatious display of Egypt's wealth under the Ptolemies was not confined to gold coinage. Ptolemy I and his immediate successors also struck silver coins in larger denominations than any contemporary kingdom or city-state. Along with the vast outpouring of gold in the name of his sister-wife Arsinöe II, Ptolemy II also struck silver decadrachms displaying her veiled portrait backed with the cornucopia, symbolizing Egypt's agricultural abundance. Having died in about 270 BC, Arsinöe is shown as a goddess, with the tip of a ram's horn (symbolic of the god Ammon) poking out from beneath her veil, and the lotus-tipped scepter of the goddess Isis just visible above her head.
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Estimate: 15000-20000 USD
PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Arsinöe II Philadelphus (277-270/268 BC). AR decadrachm (33mm, 34.20 gm, 12h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 2/5. Posthumous issue of Alexandria under Ptolemy II, ca. 249/8-246/5 BC. Veiled head of the deified Arsinöe right, wearing stephane and horn of Ammon, scepter surmounted by lotus over left shoulder; II 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. CPE 351. Svoronos 944. Excellent centering. Highly contrasting toning around the bright devices and fields.
Ex Morton & Eden, Auction 100 (2 May 2019), lot 307
The ostentatious display of Egypt's wealth under the Ptolemies was not confined to gold coinage. Ptolemy I and his immediate successors also struck silver coins in larger denominations than any contemporary kingdom or city-state. Along with the vast outpouring of gold in the name of his sister-wife Arsinöe II, Ptolemy II also struck silver decadrachms displaying her veiled portrait backed with the cornucopia, symbolizing Egypt's agricultural abundance. Having died in about 270 BC, Arsinöe is shown as a goddess, with the tip of a ram's horn (symbolic of the god Ammon) poking out from beneath her veil, and the lotus-tipped scepter of the goddess Isis just visible above her head.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-ptolemaic-egypt-arsinoe-ii-philadelphus-277-270-268-bc-ar-decadrachm-33mm-3420-gm-12h-ngc-choice-x/a/3099-30078.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3099-05052022
HID02906262019
© 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 15000-20000 USD