Greek: PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Arsinöe II Philadelphus (277-270/268 BC). AV mnaieion or octodrachm (29mm, 27.97 gm, 12h). NGC...
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Fierce Arsinoe II Octodrachm
PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Arsinöe II Philadelphus (277-270/268 BC). AV
mnaieion or octodrachm (29mm, 27.97 gm, 12h). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5,
brushed. Posthumous issue under Ptolemy VI-VIII, Alexandria,
after ca. 193/192 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 royal diadem,
containing pyramidal cakes, pomegranates, and other fruits, grape
cluster hanging from the rim of each horn; dotted border. CPE II
K54.From The Peh Family Collection, Part IV. Ex Spink, Auction 1012 (2 December 2010), lot 1281; Sotheby (7 March 1996), lot 126.
Estimate: $20,000 - $25,000.
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