Gemini, LLC
Auction 11 12 January 2014
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Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy II. 285-246 BC. Decadrachm, 35.84g (12h). AlexandriaObv: Portrait head of Arsinoe II right, wearing stephane and veil; behind, O. Dotted border. Rx: ΑΡΣΙΝΟΗΣ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΥ Double cornucopia bound with fillet. Troxell, ANSMN 28, pl. 4, 1 (same dies); pp. 42, 56. Svoronos 492. SNG Cop.-, but cf. 135. Many Arsinoe decadrachms are heavily corroded. This coin not only has no corrosion whatsoever, but also bears a wonderful portrait of Arsinoe with beautifully detailed hair. We had to look in Svoronos to find anything approaching this quality. Virtually Mint State
Ex Richard P Miller Collection. Purchased from Spink & Son, NYINC, 16 January 2003
Married to her brother Ptolemy II, Arsinoe II was the first female to rule the Ptolemaic kingdom. While her brother was absent fighting the Seleucids, his sister ran Egypt. She was also the first female ruler to be deified by both Greeks and Egyptians
Ex Richard P Miller Collection. Purchased from Spink & Son, NYINC, 16 January 2003
Married to her brother Ptolemy II, Arsinoe II was the first female to rule the Ptolemaic kingdom. While her brother was absent fighting the Seleucids, his sister ran Egypt. She was also the first female ruler to be deified by both Greeks and Egyptians