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PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Arsinöe II Philadelphus (277-270/268 BC). AV mnaieion or octodrachm (29mm, 27.97 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 3/5, ex-jewelry, marks. 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 left 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 1498-1499. SNG Copenhagen 321-322. Perfectly struck in high relief on bright fields with strong flow lines.
Ex Dorotheum, Auction (20 November 2013), lot 85; Collection Ritter v. Galatti, acquired between 1912 and 1938
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HID02906262019
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Estimate: 12000-18000 USD
PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Arsinöe II Philadelphus (277-270/268 BC). AV mnaieion or octodrachm (29mm, 27.97 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 3/5, ex-jewelry, marks. 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 left 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 1498-1499. SNG Copenhagen 321-322. Perfectly struck in high relief on bright fields with strong flow lines.
Ex Dorotheum, Auction (20 November 2013), lot 85; Collection Ritter v. Galatti, acquired between 1912 and 1938
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-ptolemaic-egypt-arsinoe-ii-philadelphus-277-270-268-bc-av-mnaieion-or-octodrachm-29mm-2797-gm-12h-/a/3105-32056.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3105-01092023
HID02906262019
© 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 12000-18000 USD