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PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Arsinöe II Philadelphus (277-270/268 BC). AR decadrachm (33mm, 35.18 gm, 12h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 3/5, light graffito. 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; hooked-B ligature 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 368. Svoronos 961 (Ptolemy III). Troxell, Museum Notes 28 (1983), p. 45. Nearly imperceptible graffito on reverse left field and some light deposits, otherwise incredibly attractive with lovely toning.
Ex John Whitney Walter Collection (Stack's Bowers & Ponterio, ANA Auction, 16 August 2018), lot 20084
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: 7000-9000 USD
PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Arsinöe II Philadelphus (277-270/268 BC). AR decadrachm (33mm, 35.18 gm, 12h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 3/5, light graffito. 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; hooked-B ligature 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 368. Svoronos 961 (Ptolemy III). Troxell, Museum Notes 28 (1983), p. 45. Nearly imperceptible graffito on reverse left field and some light deposits, otherwise incredibly attractive with lovely toning.
Ex John Whitney Walter Collection (Stack's Bowers & Ponterio, ANA Auction, 16 August 2018), lot 20084
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-3518-gm-12h-ngc-choice-x/a/3101-34061.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3101-08252022
HID02906262019
© 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 7000-9000 USD