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12 000 GBPPrice realized:
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Egypt, Ptolemaic Empire, time of Ptolemy VI-VIII (180-116 BC), gold mnaieion or octadrachm, Alexandria, diademed and veiled bust of Arsinoe II right with lotus-sceptre over far shoulder; K behind head, rev., ΑΡΣΙΝΟΗΣ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΥ, double cornucopia bound with royal diadem, 27.81g (Svoronos 1498-9; SNG Copenhagen 322; Troxell p. 67, 8), small edge bump at 9 o'clock and a very minor scratch before base of sceptre, otherwise virtually mint state and toned
Estimate: 15000 - 20000 GBP