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PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Arsinöe II Philadelphus (ca. 277-270/268 BC). AR decadrachm (35mm, 31.25 gm, 12h). About XF, edge chips, crystalized, tooled. Posthumous issue of Alexandria under Ptolemy II, ca. 264/3 BC. Veiled head of deified Arsinöe II right, wearing diademed stephane and horn of Ammon, scepter surmounted by lotus over left shoulder; Θ in left field, dotted border / APΣINOHΣ-ΦIΛAΔEΛΦOY, double cornucopia bound with fillet, containing pyramidal cakes, pomegranates, and other fruits, with grape cluster hanging from the rim of each horn; dotted border. CPE 328. Svoronos 461. Well-struck and excellent centering. Mottled toning with some some colorful hues. Tooled, thus ineligible for encapsulation. Very fragile. Extremely rare - only one example in sales archives.
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PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Arsinöe II Philadelphus (ca. 277-270/268 BC). AR decadrachm (35mm, 31.25 gm, 12h). About XF, edge chips, crystalized, tooled. Posthumous issue of Alexandria under Ptolemy II, ca. 264/3 BC. Veiled head of deified Arsinöe II right, wearing diademed stephane and horn of Ammon, scepter surmounted by lotus over left shoulder; Θ in left field, dotted border / APΣINOHΣ-ΦIΛAΔEΛΦOY, double cornucopia bound with fillet, containing pyramidal cakes, pomegranates, and other fruits, with grape cluster hanging from the rim of each horn; dotted border. CPE 328. Svoronos 461. Well-struck and excellent centering. Mottled toning with some some colorful hues. Tooled, thus ineligible for encapsulation. Very fragile. Extremely rare - only one example in sales archives.
SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-ptolemaic-egypt-arsinoe-ii-philadelphus-ca-277-270-268-bc-ar-decadrachm-35mm-3125-gm-12h-about-xf/a/3106-33131.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3106-01172023
HID02906262019
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